Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) [XC704561]
by Peter Boesman from For\u00eat class\u00e9e du Mont Tonkoui, Man, Montagnes District, Ivory Coast (song)
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) [XC632288]
by Peter Boesman from JB Marks Local Municipality (near Riastuine AH), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)
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.