Anthony's Nightjar
Nyctidromus anthonyi(Chapman, FM, 1923)
English (US) Anthony's Nightjar
The Anthony's Nightjar (Nyctidromus anthonyi) 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: lowlands of southwestern Ecuador and northwestern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nyctidromus anthonyi
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Anthony's Nightjar
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1923)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Setopagis anthonyi
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1923)
- Type locality
- Portovelo, 2400 feet, Ecuador.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.67 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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