Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma - Engoulevent pointillé

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Caprimulgus

  • Species
    :

    tristigma

Descriptor

Rüppell, 1840

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 69 à 100 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma (s Sudan and Ethiopia to ne DRCongo and n Tanzania)
  • Caprimulgus tristigma sharpei (Senegal to c Central African Republic)
  • Caprimulgus tristigma pallidogriseus (Nigeria)
  • Caprimulgus tristigma granosus (se DRCongo to s Tanzania and e South Africa)
  • Caprimulgus tristigma lentiginosus (Angola to w South Africa)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent pointillé,
  • Chotacabras pecoso,
  • noitibó-sardento,
  • Fleckennachtschwalbe,
  • foltos lappantyú,
  • Rotsnachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre lentigginoso,
  • pricknattskärra,
  • Fregnenattravn,
  • lelek skalný,
  • lelek tečkovaný,
  • Rødvinget Natravn,
  • pisamakehrääjä,
  • Donkernaguil,
  • enganyapastors pigallat,
  • lelek skalny,
  • Пятнистый козодой,
  • ゴマフヨタカ,
  • 雀斑夜鹰,
  • 雀斑夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Engoulevent pointillé
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