Palau nightjar

Species of bird

Palau nightjar
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. phalaena
Binomial name
Caprimulgus phalaena
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872

The Palau nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena) is a species of nightjar endemic to Palau. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey nightjar.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus phalaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726346A94919653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726346A94919653.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Caprimulgus phalaena
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