Donaldson Smith's nightjar
| Donaldson Smith's nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. donaldsoni
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| Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895
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Donaldson Smith's nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689940A93253577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689940A93253577.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.