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Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Least Concern

翼開長

32.4 cm

体重

60.0 g

科

Caprimulgidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

について

体長23〜25cmのエチオピアから南アフリカのサハラ以南に生息するヨタカ。開けた林地・サバンナに生息する。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	32.4 cm	12.8 in
体重	60.0 g	2.12 oz

識別

羽毛

Uniformly dark sooty-brown upperparts with dense blackish vermiculations; pale buff supercilium and narrow white submoustachial stripe; underparts barred buff and dark brown. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grassland

分布域

Found across East Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Tanzania. Resident in dry acacia scrub, thornbush, and arid savanna at low elevations.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight over forest gaps.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: NO.

一腹卵数

1-2

鳴き声

さえずり

Monotonous churring trill; repetitive 'churr' at moderate tempo from East African scrub; lower-pitched and less musical than some relatives; calls persistently at night

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Caprimulgus
種	Caprimulgus fraenatus

Distribution

Sombre Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Sombre Nightjar eat?

Feeds at night on flying insects including moths and beetles; hunts with buoyant erratic flight over forest gaps.

Where does the Sombre Nightjar live?

Found across East Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Tanzania. Resident in dry acacia scrub, thornbush, and arid savanna at low elevations.

Is the Sombre Nightjar endangered?

The Sombre Nightjar has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Sombre Nightjar nest?

Nest type: NO.

What does the Sombre Nightjar sound like?

Monotonous churring trill; repetitive 'churr' at moderate tempo from East African scrub; lower-pitched and less musical than some relatives; calls persistently at night

How big is the Sombre Nightjar?

The Sombre Nightjar has a wingspan of 32.4 cm, weight of 60.0 g.

What order and family does the Sombre Nightjar belong to?

The Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.