Donaldson Smith's nightjar

Donaldson Smith's nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.^[2]

Donaldson Smith's nightjar
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Caprimulgus
Species:	C. donaldsoni
Binomial name
Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689940A93253577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689940A93253577.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.