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[[Image:Red-necked_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Richard Dunn]] | [[Image:Red-necked_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Richard Dunn]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Red-necked_Nightjara.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by sdaly<br>Location: La Janda, Cadiz province, Andalucia, [[Spain]]]] | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Caprimulgus|Caprimulgus]] ruficollis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 32 cm. Lichen-grey, barred and streaked with buff, chestnut and black, barred under parts. Both sexes have white wing spots, tail sides and throat. | + | 32 cm. Lichen-grey, barred and streaked with buff, chestnut and black, barred under parts. Both sexes have white wing spots, tail sides and throat. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Iberia]] and north [[Africa]]. | + | [[Iberia]] and north [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Open sandy heaths with trees or bushes. | + | Open sandy heaths with trees or bushes. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It makes no nest; 2 elongated and elliptical eggs are placed upon the bare ground. | It makes no nest; 2 elongated and elliptical eggs are placed upon the bare ground. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Caprimulgus+ruficollis}} | {{GSearch|Caprimulgus+ruficollis}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] |
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- Caprimulgus ruficollis
Identification
32 cm. Lichen-grey, barred and streaked with buff, chestnut and black, barred under parts. Both sexes have white wing spots, tail sides and throat.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open sandy heaths with trees or bushes.
Behaviour
It makes no nest; 2 elongated and elliptical eggs are placed upon the bare ground.