Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1895

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of].

North-western Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania; possibly also south-eastern Sudan.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) [XC82656]
by Rolf A. de By from near Yabello, Ethiopia, Ethiopia (song)

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) [XC300064]
by Peter Boesman from South of Yabello, Ethiopia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Donaldson-Smiths Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) - 9 files

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