Long-trained Nightjar
Hydropsalis forcipata(Nitzsch, CL, 1840)
English (US) Long-trained Nightjar
The Long-trained Nightjar (Hydropsalis forcipata) 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: southeastern Brazil and adjacent northeastern Argentina (Misiones)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hydropsalis forcipata
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-trained Nightjar
- Described by
- (Nitzsch, CL, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus forcipatus
- Described by
- (Nitzsch, CL, 1840)
- Original description
- System der Pterylographie. Nach seinen handschriftlich aufbewahrten Untersuchungen verfasst p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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