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| Vaurie's Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus
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| Photographer : | © Paul J Leader/Natural History Museum, UK |
| Location : | Natural History Museum, Tring, UK |
| Date : |
14 March 2006 |
| English synonyms: | Chinese Nightjar, Xinjiang Nightjar, Central Asian Nightjar |
| Bird Family : | Caprimulgidae - Typical Nightjars |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Data Deficient |
| Remarks : | Known only from this type specimen, which was collected in ‘sandy scrub-jungle’ by Frank Ludlow at
Pishan (formerly Goma) (37° 31’N., 78° 17’E), in Xinjiang on September 7,
1929 and described as a new species in Vaurie 1960.
Refs:
Vaurie, C. (1960) Systematic notes on Palearctic birds, No. 39:
Caprimuligidae: a new species of Caprimulgus. Amer. Mus. Novit. No. 1985.
Leader, P. J. (2009) Is Vaurie's Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus a valid
species? BirdingASIA 11: 47-50. |
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