Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)

Other Names (World)
Swamp Nightjar, African White-tailed Nightjar, Natal Nightjar

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Smith, 1845

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical seasonally wet / flooded grassland, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Gambia.

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 (10)...)

Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) [XC877894]
by id from Bol\u00e9ko, Lope, Ogoou\u00e9-Ivindo, Gabon (song)

Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) [XC338997]
by Peter Boesman from Mutinondo Wilderness area, Northern Province, Zambia (song)

Subspecies
Nominate incorporates possible subspecies: chadensis (Sahel zone south to western Uganda); gabonensis (west-central Africa); fulviventris (Angola); carpi (Caprivi Strip, Namibia); and mpusa (Zambia).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

natalensis Smith, 1845 - Very patchily from eastern Gambia to south-western Ethiopia and south to eastern South Africa.
accrae Shelley, 1875 - Coastal strip from north-central Sierra Leone to western Cameroon.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) - 10 files

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