Tschudi's nightjar
Tschudi's nightjar or lesser band-winged nightjar (Systellura decussata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae in the genus Systellura. It is found in western Peru and northern Chile. Until 2016, it was considered a subspecies of the band-winged nightjar.[2]
| Tschudi's nightjar | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Systellura |
| Species: | S. decussata |
| Binomial name | |
| Systellura decussata (Tschudi, 1844) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Systellura decussata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22725686A94899591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725686A94899591.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Cleere, N. 2010. Nightjars: potoos, frogmouths, Oilbird and owlet-nightjars of the world. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
- Sigurdsson, S. and J. Cracraft. 2014. Deciphering the diversity and history of New World nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) using molecular phylogenetics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170: 506–545.
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