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 | |
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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) | |
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References
- "Veles binotatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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