Sykes's nightjar
The Sykes's nightjar, Sykes' nightjar, Sind nightjar or Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. mahrattensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832 | |
The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes, who served with the British military in India.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus mahrattensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689906A93251979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689906A93251979.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 332–333.
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