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Star-spotted Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatusBlundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899

English (US) Star-spotted Nightjar

The Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) 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: southern South Sudan, Ethiopia (and northern Somalia?), and northern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Caprimulgus stellatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Star-spotted Nightjar
Described by
Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899
Type locality
Kassim River, southern Ethiopia.
Original description
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.21

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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