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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 25cm<br /> | ||
| + | *Sandy above with buff and brown bars and streaks | ||
| + | *Sand or white below | ||
| + | *Male has very small white spots on wings | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 91961.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}}<br />Ajban, [[UAE]], September 2013]] | ||
| + | South west [[Asia]] and north [[Africa]], wintering in tropical Africa.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]] and [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Nigeria]] and [[Chad]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Cyprus]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]] and [[Pakistan]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. a. saharae'': | ||
| + | :*[[Morocco]] to the Nile Delta; winters in western Sahel | ||
| + | *''C. a. aegyptius'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Egypt]] and [[Arabia]] to western [[China]], western [[Pakistan]] and south-eastern [[Iran]] | ||
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| + | An additional subspecies ''arenicolor'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open desert. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes moths. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The 2 eggs are laid on bare earth. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Call''': repetitive ''kroo-kroo-kroo.'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Caprimulgus+aegyptius}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Caprimulgus]] |
Latest revision as of 01:24, 9 March 2017
- Caprimulgus aegyptius
Identification
25cm
- Sandy above with buff and brown bars and streaks
- Sand or white below
- Male has very small white spots on wings
Distribution
South west Asia and north Africa, wintering in tropical Africa.
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia
Middle East: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran
Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and Pakistan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. a. saharae:
- Morocco to the Nile Delta; winters in western Sahel
- C. a. aegyptius:
An additional subspecies arenicolor is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Open desert.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes moths.
Breeding
The 2 eggs are laid on bare earth.
Vocalisation
Call: repetitive kroo-kroo-kroo.
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/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Egyptian Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Egyptian_Nightjar
