Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena)

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 (35)...)

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) [XC694843]
by Tony Archer from City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) [XC346658]
by Tony Archer from Bushberg Guestfarm, Namibia (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) and European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), and formerly considered conspecific with Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus). In the past, birds of Angola occasionally separated as subspecies quanzae, but probably not �distinct from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

damarensis Strickland, 1853 - Coastal western Angola, Namibia (except coastal region), Botswana and north-western South Africa.
rufigena Smith, 1845 - South Africa, Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; possibly also southern Mozambique and southern Angola.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) - 10 files

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