Macropsalis
| Long-trained nightjar | |
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| A male long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
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| A female long-trained nightjar at Tremembé, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: |
Macropsalis P.L. Sclater, 1866 |
| Species: | M. forcipata |
| Binomial name | |
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Macropsalis forcipata (Nitzsch, 1840) |
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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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