Cuban nightjar
The Cuban nightjar (Antrostomus cubanensis), is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.[2] It is commonly found in Cuba, Cayo Coco and Isla de la Juventud. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Cuban nightjar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Antrostomus |
| Species: | A. cubanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrostomus cubanensis (Lawrence, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caprimulgus cubanensis | |
This species is considered by the Clements and American Ornithological Society taxonomies to be a subspecies of the Greater Antillean nightjar, along with the Hispaniolan nightjar.[3][4]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Antrostomus cubanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22689786A93247761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689786A93247761.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2019
- "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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