Long-trained nightjar
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.
| Long-trained nightjar | |
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| male at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
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| female at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
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) | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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