Salvadori's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus
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<birdfyi-bird slug="caprimulgus-pulchellus"></birdfyi-bird>Acerca de
Chotacabras de Java de 22–24 cm con plumaje vistoso, endémico de Java y Bali en Indonesia, habita en los bosques montanos.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 30,8 cm | 12.1 in |
| Peso | 57,5 g | 2.03 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Known from a single specimen from the eastern DRC. One of Africa's rarest birds; range and habitat entirely unknown. Possibly highland forest.
Diet & Feeding
Strictly nocturnal aerial forager targeting moths and large beetles; hunts by sight in low, erratic coursing flight.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: NO.
Tamaño de la puesta
1-2
Sonido
Canto
Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Familia | Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) |
| Genus | Caprimulgus |
| Especies | Caprimulgus pulchellus |
Distribution
Salvadori's Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Caprimulgidae family