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.

Sykes's nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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