Kingdom Animalia Order Caprimulgiformes Genus Caprimulgus Higher classification Caprimulgus | Phylum Chordata Family Caprimulgidae Scientific name Caprimulgus centralasicus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bates's nightjar, Sombre nightjar, Donaldson Smith's nightjar, Star‑spotted nightjar, Nightjar | ||
The Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to China.
Its natural habitat is cold desert. However, it is threatened by habitat loss. This bird is only known from a single 1929 specimen from Xinjiang, China. It has never been found again, and it is quite possibly invalid as it has not yet been compared to the similar subspecies of the European nightjar, C. europaeus plumipes, which occurs at the locality where C. centralasicus was found.
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