Blackish nightjar
| Blackish nightjar | |
|---|---|
| at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Nyctipolus |
| Species: | N. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctipolus nigrescens (Cabanis, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Caprimulgus nigrescens | |
The blackish nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) is a species of bird in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.