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Sombre nightjar

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Sombre nightjar
at Gilgil, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. fraenatus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Salvadori, 1884

The sombre nightjar or dusky nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to East Africa.

Specimen at Nairobi National Museum

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus fraenatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689893A93251016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689893A93251016.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.