Brown nightjar

The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in a monotypic genus in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.

Brown nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Veles
Bangs, 1918
Species:
V. binotatus
Binomial name
Veles binotatus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Caprimulgus binotatus

References

  1. "Veles binotatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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