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;[[:Category:Caprimulgus|Caprimulgus]] clarus | ;[[:Category:Caprimulgus|Caprimulgus]] clarus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Africa]]: found from South East [[Sudan]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]] and northern [[Tanzania]]nda]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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It does not build a nest, simply laying its eggs on bare ground, usually under a bush. | It does not build a nest, simply laying its eggs on bare ground, usually under a bush. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Caprimulgus+clarus}} | {{GSearch|Caprimulgus+clarus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] | ||
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- Caprimulgus clarus
Identification
Distribution
Africa: found from South East Sudan to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and northern Tanzanianda]].
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
These birds tend to fly low, alighting on rocks and stumps or bare ground. By day they roost on the ground under shrub cover, flying only a short distance if disturbed.
Diet
The diet includes insects for which it hawks around lights.
Breeding
It does not build a nest, simply laying its eggs on bare ground, usually under a bush.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slender-tailed Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slender-tailed_Nightjar
