Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Long-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus
Described by: Vieillot (1825)
Alternate common name(s): Slender-tailed Nightjar
Old scientific name(s): Scotornis climacurus
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RangeW. and nc. Africa;
(1) Ex. sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, s. Niger, s. Chad, cs. Sudan, n. Zaire, nw. Uganda to w. Ethiopia, Eritrea, w. Kenya and nw. Tanzania.
(2) W. Sudan.
(3) Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, n. Angola and c. Zaire.
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Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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