Red-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus ruficollisTemminck, CJ, 1820
English (US) Red-necked Nightjar
The Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1820
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caprimulgus ruficollis ruficollis
- Caprimulgus ruficollis desertorum
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1820
- Type locality
- Algeciras, Spain.
- Original description
- Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.), seconde édition ed.2, pt.1 p.438
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sombre Nightjar
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