Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus - Engoulevent à longue queue

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1824

Biometrics

Size
: 43 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 35 à 61 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Caprimulgus climacurus climacurus (Mauritania to w Ethiopia. except c Sudan. south to DRCongo)
Caprimulgus climacurus nigricans (c Sudan)
Caprimulgus climacurus sclateri (Guinea to Cameroon, n DRCongo and nw Kenya)

Foreign names

Engoulevent à longue queue,
Chotacabras rabudo,
noitibó-rabilongo,
Schleppennachtschwalbe,
uszályos lappantyú,
Langstaartnachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre codalunga,
långstjärtad nattskärra,
Langhalenattravn,
lelek dlhochvostý,
lelek dlouhoocasý,
Langhalet Natravn,
nauhakehrääjä,
enganyapastors cuallarg,
lelek ostrosterny,
Длиннохвостый козодой,
オナガヨタカ,
非洲长尾夜鹰,
非洲長尾夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas