Long-trained nightjar

Long-trained nightjar
male at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
female at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
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 found in Argentina and Brazil.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Long-trained Nightjar Macropsalis forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)". Retrieved July 14, 2021.