Long-trained nightjar

Long-trained nightjar
	male at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
	female at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Macropsalis; P.L. Sclater, 1866
Species:	M. forcipata
Binomial name
	Macropsalis forcipata; (Nitzsch, 1840)
Synonyms
	Macropsalis creagra (Bonaparte, 1850);

The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis. It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.