Plain nightjar / Marmornachtschwalbe (Caprimulgus inornatus)
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Observations
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Classification: Genus Caprimulgus (Caprimulgus); Subfamily Caprimulginae (Caprimulginae); Family Caprimulgidae (Caprimulgidae)General:
The plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It breeds in the southern Sahel, Southern Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. It migrates to lower latitudes - including central Congo and northern Tanzania.[2] A rather plain looking nightjar with grey-brown, brown, and rufous morphs. Males have white spots on primaries (4 feathers), large white corners to tail, and no white on the throat (may show black spots on the crown and scapulars like Star-spotted Nightjar) Females have buffy-brown wing spots, and no white on the tail.[3]
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