| Square-tailed nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. fossii
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857
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The square-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae which is native to tropical and subtropical woodlands of the Afrotropics. It has an extensive range south of the African equator. Despite not having a completely "square tail", its naming highlights a distinguishing field mark. The similarly plumaged slender-tailed nightjar, found in dry bush country of the tropics, differs namely by its protruding central tail feathers. It is alternatively known as the Gabon nightjar or Gaboon nightjar or the Mozambique nightjar.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus fossii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690016A93257318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690016A93257318.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.