Pennant-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus vexillarius(Gould, J, 1838)
English (US) Pennant-winged Nightjar
The Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) 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: brachystegia woodland of southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus vexillarius
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Semeïophorus (Macrodypteryx?) vexillarius
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
- Type locality
- Islands between Bourbon and Madagascar; numerous on the shores of the Red Sea and in the Island of Scutra [i.e. Socotra], error = Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- Icones avium, or figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from various parts of the globe [world] pt2 pl.13,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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