Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Vaurie's Nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus) - HBW 5, p. 362

French: Engoulevent de Vaurie German: Vaurienachtschwalbe Spanish: Chotacabras de Vaurie
Other common names: Central Asian Nightjar, Chinese/Xinjiang Nightjar

Taxonomy: Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie, 1960, Pishan, western Xinjiang, western China.
Taxonomic status perhaps questionable. Known only from type specimen, an immature female originally identified as C. aegyptius, and compared only with that species when described; further study of immature C. europaeus plumipes may also be of interest. Monotypic.

Distribution: W China (SW Xinjiang), where possibly occurs throughout S Tarim basin along Kun Lun.