Antillean nighthawk
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The Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) is a nightjar native to the Caribbean, The Bahamas, and Florida Keys.
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Antillean nighthawk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Genus: | Chordeiles |
Species: | C. gundlachii |
Binomial name | |
Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1857 | |
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Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.