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Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Scientific name definitions

Steven C. Latta and Michael E. Baltz
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 1, 2012

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Latta, S. C. and M. E. Baltz (2020). Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lesnig.01
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