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Sykes's nightjar

Sykes's nightjar
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. mahrattensis
Binomial name
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Sykes, 1832

Sykes's nightjar or the Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia.

The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes, who served with the British military in India.



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