The slender-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus clarus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
| Slender-tailed nightjar | |
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| Roosting on the ground near Lake Baringo, Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. clarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892 | |
