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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Macropsalis forcipata

Higher classification
  
Macropsalis

Order
  
Caprimulgiformes

Family
  
Caprimulgidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Macropsalis P.L. Sclater, 1866

Similar
  
Sickle‑winged nightjar, Nyctiphrynus, Hydropsalis, Lurocalis, Cayenne nightjar

The long-trained nightjar (Macropsalis forcipata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis. It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina.

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