Slender-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus clarus
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体長24〜27cmの東・南アフリカの開けた草地・林地に生息するヨタカ。ナガオヨタカより淡色。
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| 翼開長 | 29.6 cm | 11.7 in |
| 体重 | 43.0 g | 1.52 oz |
識別
羽毛
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
分布域
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.
保全状況
行動と繁殖
営巣
Nest type: NO.
一腹卵数
2
鳴き声
さえずり
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'
分類学
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| 科 | Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) |
| Genus | Caprimulgus |
| 種 | Caprimulgus clarus |
Distribution
Slender-tailed Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.
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