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Large-tailed Nightjar

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Also known as Caprimulgus macrurus

species of bird

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Within Vinony's link graph, Large-tailed Nightjar is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to India, China and Australia.

Vinony files it under Birds described in 1821, Birds of Southeast Asia and Caprimulgus.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Caprimulgus
Image
Caprimulgus macrurus.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Caprimulgus macrurus
taxon name
Caprimulgus macrurus
Commons gallery
Caprimulgus macrurus
taxon common name
noitibó-de-cauda-larga
litter size
1.4
short name
C. macrurus
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Encyclopedic overview

The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of nightjar known for its distinctive long, broad tail and cryptic plumage that allows it to blend into its surroundings. Found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Large-tailed Nightjar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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