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Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

29.6 cm

वजन

43.0 g

कुल

Caprimulgidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

A slender nightjar (24-27 cm including elongated tail) of open grassland and woodland edges in eastern and southern Africa. Similar to Long-tailed Nightjar but with paler plumage and finer markings. Nocturnal insectivore. Resident or short-distance migrant.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	29.6 cm	11.7 in
वजन	43.0 g	1.52 oz

पहचान

पंख

Pale brown upperparts with black streaks and buff-white spotting; whitish supercilium; white throat patch; underparts buff barred brown; males have elongated but narrower tail feathers than Long-tailed Nightjar.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Found from Angola and the DRC south through Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Resident in woodland and savanna near rocky outcrops.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal aerial insectivore specialising in large moths and flying beetles, caught in slow erratic hunting flights.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: NO.

अंडों की संख्या

ध्वनि

गीत

Rapid churring trill; 'trrr-trrr' at steady pace; calls from East African dry scrub at night; lighter than Long-tailed Nightjar; alarm a quiet 'chek'

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Caprimulgus
प्रजातियां	Caprimulgus clarus

Distribution

Slender-tailed Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded