Timor Nightjar
Caprimulgus ritaeKing, BF; Sangster, G; Trainor, CR; Irestedt, M; Prawiradilaga, DM; Ericson, PGP, 2024
English (US) Timor Nightjar
The Timor Nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) 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: Timor, Rote, and Wetar (eastern Lesser Sundas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus ritae
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Timor Nightjar
- Described by
- King, BF; Sangster, G; Trainor, CR; Irestedt, M; Prawiradilaga, DM; Ericson, PGP, 2024
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- King, BF; Sangster, G; Trainor, CR; Irestedt, M; Prawiradilaga, DM; Ericson, PGP, 2024
- Type locality
- Collected by C. Schädler on Wetar, Indonesia, on 7 March 1898
- Original description
- Ibis vol.166, no.4 p.1241-1263
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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