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- Caprimulgus inornatus
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabian Peninsula.
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Three subspecies are recognised by some authorities: C. i. inornatus, C. i. malbranti, C. i. ludovicianus[2]
Habitat
Thornscrub.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Plain Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plain_Nightjar
