Collared nightjar

"Gactornis" redirects here. For the prehistoric bird, see Gastornis.

Collared 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:	Gactornis Han, Robbins & Braun, M, 2010
Species:	G. enarratus
Binomial name
Gactornis enarratus (Gray, GR, 1871)
Synonyms
Caprimulgus enarratus

The collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest^[citation needed].

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Gactornis enarratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690000A93256391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690000A93256391.en. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

• Han, K.-L., M.B. Robbins, and M.J. Braun. 2010. A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55:443-453.