Macropsalis forcipata

Macropsalis forcipata ♂, Tremembé, São Paulo, Brazil

Macropsalis forcipata ♀, Tremembé, São Paulo, Brazil

Macropsalis forcipata — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caprimulgiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Euavialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Caprimulgiformes

Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Caprimulginae
Genus: Macropsalis
Species: Macropsalis forcipata

Name

Macropsalis forcipata (Nitzsch, 1840)

Synonyms

• Caprimulgus forcipatus (protonym)
• Hydropsalis forcipata (Nitzsch, 1840)
• Hydropsalis creagra Bonaparte, 1850
• Macropsalis creagra (Bonaparte, 1850)

References

Primary references

• System der Pterylographie p.125

Additional references

• Pacheco, J.F. & Whitney, B.M. 1998. Correction of the specific name of the Long-trained Nightjar. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 118: 259–261.

Vernacular names

čeština: Lelek vlečkoocasý
English: Long-trained Nightjar
español: Chotacabras coludo
português: Bacurau-tesoura-gigante

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