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Long-trained Nightjar

Macropsalis forcipata

Classification

Class
Aves

The long-trained nightjar (Hydropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics Some authors have contended that the binomial Macropsalis creagra bestowed by Bonaparte in 1850 is correct, but consensus now is that the specific epithet forcipata has priority.

Distribution

(c) Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 856