Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) [XC96162]
by Rolf A. de By from Serengeti National Park (Lobo), Mara, Tanzania (call)
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) [XC739483]
by Dries Van de Loock from Lake Mburo National Park, Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda (song)
Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
sharpei Alexander, 1901 - Guinea and northern Sierra Leone east to western Nigeria, western Cameroon, northern Equatorial Guinea and central Central African Republic.
pallidogriseus Parker, RH & Benson, 1971 - Nigeria (perhaps on Jos Plateau).
tristigma Rüppell, 1840 - Ethiopia, southern Sudan and north-eastern Zaire south to Burundi and northern Tanzania.
lentiginosus Smith, A, 1845 - Western Angola, north-western and west-central Namibia and western South Africa.
granosus Clancey, 1965 - South-eastern Zaire, Zambia and southern Tanzania south to central-northern and eastern South Africa.