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Brown nightjar

Brown nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Veles
Bangs, 1918
Species:
V. binotatus
Binomial name
Veles binotatus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Caprimulgus binotatus

The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species in the genus Veles. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Veles binotatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689871A93250826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689871A93250826.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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