Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii - Engoulevent du Mozambique

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1857

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 47 à 77 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Caprimulgus fossii fossii (Gabon and sw Congo)
Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii (s DRCongo and n Namibia to s Tanzania and e, ne South Africa)
Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus (w Botswana and n South Africa)

Foreign names

Engoulevent du Mozambique,
Chotacabras de Fosse,
noitibó-de-moçambique,
Gartennachtschwalbe,
mozambiki lappantyú,
Gabonnachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre codaquadra,
bantunattskärra,
Bantunattravn,
lelek družný,
lelek gabonský,
Afrotropisk Natravn,
gaboninkehrääjä,
Laeveldnaguil,
enganyapastors de Fosse,
lelek klinosterny,
Габонский козодой,
ガボンヨタカ,
方尾夜鹰,
方尾夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) :