Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens(Cabanis, JL, 1849)
English (US) Blackish Nightjar
The Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) 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: eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, and BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nyctipolus nigrescens
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blackish Nightjar
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus nigrescens
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1849)
- Type locality
- Lower Essequibo River, British Guiana.
- Original description
- Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844 3 p.710
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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