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Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis Scientific name definitions

Nigel Cleere, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 10, 2016

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Distribution of the Red-necked Nightjar - Range Map
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Distribution of the Red-necked Nightjar

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Recommended Citation

Cleere, N., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana (2020). Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rennig1.01
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