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