Savanna Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis - Engoulevent affin

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Horsfield, 1821

Biometrics

Size
: 26 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 54 à 110 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Caprimulgus affinis affinis (s Thai-Malay Pen., Greater Sundas and w, c Lesser Sundas)
Caprimulgus affinis monticolus (ne Pakistan through n India and Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia and s Vietnam)
Caprimulgus affinis amoyensis (s and se China, n Vietnam)
Caprimulgus affinis stictomus (Taiwan)
Caprimulgus affinis propinquus (c and s Sulawesi)
Caprimulgus affinis timorensis (e Lesser Sundas)

Foreign names

Engoulevent affin,
Chotacabras de sabana,
noitibó-da-savana,
Savannennachtschwalbe,
szavanna lappantyú,
Savannenachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre di savana,
savannattskärra,
Gressnattravn,
lelek stepný,
lelek savanový,
Savannenatravn,
savannikehrääjä,
enganyapastors de sabana,
lelek krótkosterny,
Саванный козодой,
Cabak kota,
シロアゴヨタカ,
林夜鹰,
นกตบยุงป่าโคก,
南亞夜鷹〔林夜鷹〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas