Puerto Rican nightjar  (Caprimulgus noctitherus)

IUCN Red List species status – Endangered
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Facts – Puerto Rican nightjar

Also known as: Puerto Rican whip-poor-will
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyCaprimulgidae
GenusCaprimulgus (1)

Status – Puerto Rican nightjar

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Puerto Rican nightjar

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Puerto Rican nightjar resting on a branch Puerto Rican nightjar resting on a branch

 
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Puerto Rican nightjar resting on a branch
Puerto Rican nightjar resting on a branch

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