Montane Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus - Engoulevent d'Abyssinie

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Caprimulgus

  • Species
    :

    poliocephalus

Descriptor

Rüppell, 1840

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 24 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 42 à 50 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Caprimulgus poliocephalus poliocephalus (Ethiopia to n Tanzania, also sw Saudi Arabia)
  • Caprimulgus poliocephalus ruwenzorii ()
  • Caprimulgus poliocephalus guttifer ()
  • Caprimulgus poliocephalus koesteri ()

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent d'Abyssinie,
  • Chotacabras montano,
  • noitibó-da-montanha,
  • Höhennachtschwalbe,
  • szürkefejű lappantyú,
  • Ethiopische Nachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre d'Abissinia,
  • bergnattskärra,
  • Fjellnattravn,
  • lelek horský,
  • lelek etiopský,
  • Etiopisk Natravn,
  • abessiniankehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors d'Etiòpia,
  • lelek górski,
  • Abesīnijas vakarlēpis,
  • Абиссинский козодой,
  • アビシニアヨタカ,
  • 灰头夜鹰,
  • 灰頭山夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens

Geographic range

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

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