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Egyptian nightjar
Conservation status
Egyptian nightjar
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. aegyptius
Binomial name
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823

The Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa. This is a fairly common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats apart from habitat destruction, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Caprimulgus aegyptius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22689902A155483722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22689902A155483722.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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