Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena - Engoulevent à joues rousses

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1845

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 46 à 66 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Caprimulgus rufigena rufigena (sw Zambia, Zimbabwe and c, e and s South Africa)
Caprimulgus rufigena damarensis (w Angola, Namibia, Botswana and nw South Africa)

Foreign names

Engoulevent à joues rousses,
Chotacabras carirrojo,
noitibó-de-faces-ruivas,
Rostwangen-Nachtschwalbe,
namíbiai lappantyú,
Roodwangnachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre guancerossicce,
rödkindad nattskärra,
Rustkinnattravn,
lelek hrdzavolíci,
lelek rezavolící,
Rødkindet Natravn,
rusoposkikehrääjä,
Rooiwangnaguil,
enganyapastors de galtes rogenques,
lelek akacjowy,
Рыжещёкий козодой,
ホオアカヨタカ,
棕颊夜鹰,
棕頰夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations

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