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Alternative name: Itombwe Nightjar

Caprimulgus prigoginei

Identification

19 cm.

The adult female is dark brown with speckles. The wings have pale brown spots and the tail feather tips are white. She has a short tail and a large head.

Distribution

Central Africa. It is known from only one specimen taken in Zaire in February 1952.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forest.

Behaviour

Nothing is known of its habits or breeding.

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