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Collared nightjar

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Collared nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Gactornis
Han, Robbins & Braun, M, 2010
Species:
G. enarratus
Binomial name
Gactornis enarratus
(Gray, GR, 1871)
Synonyms

Caprimulgus enarratus

The collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest[citation needed].

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gactornis enarratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690000A93256391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690000A93256391.en. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  • Han, K.-L., M.B. Robbins, and M.J. Braun. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55:443-453.