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Caprimulgus tristigma  Rüppell, 1840
Taxonomic Serial No.: 555593

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Freckled Nightjar [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCaprimulgiformes   
                            FamilyCaprimulgidae  – Nightjars  
                               GenusCaprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758 – Nightjars  
                                  SpeciesCaprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840 – Freckled Nightjar  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Caprimulgus tristigma granosus Clancey, 1965  
                                     Subspecies Caprimulgus tristigma lentiginosus A. Smith, 1845  
                                     Subspecies Caprimulgus tristigma pallidogriseus R. H. Parker & Benson, 1971  
                                     Subspecies Caprimulgus tristigma sharpei Alexander, 1901  
                                     Subspecies Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma Rüppell, 1840  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus tristigma    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 8.2), website (version 8.2), website (version 8.2)  
  Acquired: 2018   
  Notes: Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2018. IOC World Bird List (v 8.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 26 Jun, 2018]   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus tristigma, Freckled Nightjar [English]   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2018.02.01, website (version 01-Feb-18)  
  Acquired: 2018   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus tristigma   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus tristigma, Freckled Nightjar [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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