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The species Vaurie's Nightjar is possibly extinct.

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Caprimulgus centralasicus

[edit] Identification

This bird is only known from a single 1929 specimen from Xinjiang, China.

[edit] Distribution

China.

[edit] Taxonomy

The taxonomic status requires clarification as it has been suggested that the specimen may prove to be an immature European Nightjar C. europaeus plumipes, which breeds in Xinjiang.

[edit] Habitat

Cold desert.

[edit] Behaviour

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