Prigogine's Nightjar
Caprimulgus prigogineiLouette, M, 1990
English (US) Prigogine's Nightjar
The Prigogine's Nightjar (Caprimulgus prigoginei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: known with certainty only from single specimen from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Itombwe Mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus prigoginei
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Prigogine's Nightjar
- Described by
- Louette, M, 1990
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Louette, M, 1990
- Original description
- Ibis vol.132 p.349-353
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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