Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis - Engoulevent musicien

Systematics

Order
:
Caprimulgiformes
Family
:
Caprimulgidés
Genus
:
Caprimulgus
Species
:
pectoralis

Descriptor

Cuvier, 1816

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 38 à 66 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Caprimulgus pectoralis pectoralis (s South Africa)
Caprimulgus pectoralis nigriscapularis ()
Caprimulgus pectoralis shelleyi (Angola and s DRCongo to se Kenya, c Tanzania and n Malawi)
Caprimulgus pectoralis fervidus (s Angola and n Namibia to Zimbabwe and n South Africa)
Caprimulgus pectoralis crepusculans (se Zimbabwe and Mozambique to e South Africa)

Foreign names

Engoulevent musicien,
Chotacabras músico,
noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado,
Pfeifnachtschwalbe,
fütyülő lappantyú,
Roesthalsnachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre colloflammeo,
visselnattskärra,
Ildnakkenattravn,
lelek piskľavý,
lelek hvízdavý,
Sydafrikansk Natravn,
kapinkehrääjä,
Afrikaanse Naguil,
enganyapastors musical,
lelek śniady,
Свистящий козодой,
チャエリヨタカ,
非洲夜鹰,
南非夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens