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Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni Scientific name definitions

Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 26, 2017

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Distribution of the Donaldson Smith's Nightjar - Range Map
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Distribution of the Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

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Recommended Citation

Cleere, N. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Donaldson Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni), 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.dosnig1.01
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