Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus)

Other Names (World)
Brown Nightjar, Dusky Nightjar(!)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
22 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia.

Liberia discontinuously east to central Zaire, where restricted to rainforest zone.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus) [XC241439]
by Peter de Rouw from Rhoko Forest (Cercopan), Iko Esai, Cross River., Nigeria (song)

Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus) [XC127307]
by Peter de Rouw from Cavalla Forest, Grand Gedeh, Liberia (song)

Subspecies
Current treatment requires further study. Formerly split off in monotypic genus Veles, and notable morphological peculiarities suggest that this may indeed be appropriate.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus) - 10 files

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