Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
24 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant, 1894

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) [XC151876]
by from Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia (song)

Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) [XC413942]
by Yann Muzika from Sulawesi: Tangkoko hills, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus), Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) and Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis), and all were formerly considered conspecific. In recent years has commonly been lumped in Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis), but differs in both voice and morphology.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 - Northern and central-eastern Sulawesi; probably also Buton I in south-east.
jungei Neumann, 1939 - Sula Is, where currently known from Taliabu and Mangole.

References
See References.

Files:

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