🐦

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Least Concern

날개 폭

30.6 cm

체중

45.75 g

과

Caprimulgidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

On this page

소개

세네갈에서 소말리아에 걸친 아프리카 사헬 지대의 건조·반건조 지역에 사는 소형 쏙독새(21-23 cm). 옅은 모래 빛 깃털에 최소한의 무늬를 가진다. 야행성 곤충 포식자로 계절적 강수 패턴에 따라 이동한다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	30.6 cm	12.0 in
체중	45.75 g	1.61 oz

식별

깃털

Uniformly plain sandy-grey upperparts with minimal patterning; faint pale supercilium; small whitish throat spot; underparts pale buff with fine barring; among the least boldly marked nightjars, blending into Sahel scrubland.

Habitat & Range

🏜️ Desert

분포 지역

Found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in arid acacia scrub and dry open country. Closely related to Nubian Nightjar.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds nocturnally on moths and large beetles in erratic low-level hunting flights over tropical scrub.

보전 상태

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: NO.

산란 수

소리

노래

Monotonous churring trill; steady 'churrrrr' from African savanna; calls persistently at night; plain plumage matched by relatively unvaried, repetitive song

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Caprimulgus
종	Caprimulgus inornatus

Distribution

Plain Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}

출현 Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

자주 묻는 질문

What does the Plain Nightjar eat?

Feeds nocturnally on moths and large beetles in erratic low-level hunting flights over tropical scrub.

Where does the Plain Nightjar live?

Found from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Resident in arid acacia scrub and dry open country. Closely related to Nubian Nightjar.

Is the Plain Nightjar endangered?

The Plain Nightjar has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Plain Nightjar nest?

Nest type: NO.

What does the Plain Nightjar sound like?

Monotonous churring trill; steady 'churrrrr' from African savanna; calls persistently at night; plain plumage matched by relatively unvaried, repetitive song

How big is the Plain Nightjar?

The Plain Nightjar has a wingspan of 30.6 cm, weight of 45.75 g.

What order and family does the Plain Nightjar belong to?

The Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.