Collared nightjar

Collared nightjar
	Collared nightjar with two chicks
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Swallow-like (Caprimulgiformes)
Family :	Nightjar (Caprimulgidae)
Genre :	Gactornis
Type :	Collared nightjar
Scientific name of the genus
	Gactornis
	Han , Robbins & Braun , 2010
Scientific name of the species
	Gactornis enarratus
	( GR Gray , 1871)

The collar-nightjar , ( Gactornis enarratus , Syn. : Caprimulgus enarratus ) is a bird in the family of Nightjars (Caprimulgidae).

features

The collar nightjar is a strikingly drawn bird with an owl-like face, about 24 cm tall and 54 g. There is no difference between the two sexes. The underside is gray-brown with brown-black spots, no white on the wings, with a rust-brown collar and large dark spots on the vertex.

behavior

The bird sleeps on the ground during the day, preferably in pairs. It feeds mainly on insects. The breeding season lasts from September to December with nests on ferns or low bushes, often on the edge of clearings or forest paths.

distribution and habitat

The collared nightjar belongs to the monotypical genus Gactornis and is endemic to north and east Madagascar . It is found in the tropical and subtropical rainforest of low and medium altitudes, far to the north in the dry forest .

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

Individual evidence

^ KL Han, MB Robbins, MJ Braun: A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). In: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. Vol. 55, No. 2, May 2010, pp. 443-453, doi: 10.1016 / j.ympev.2010.01.023 , PMID 20123032 .

^ ^A ^b ^c F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4

↑ ^a ^b Handbook of the Birds of the World

↑ Gactornis enarratus in the IUCN 2016-3 Red List of Endangered Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Collared Nightjar ( Gactornis enarratus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] KL Han, MB Robbins, MJ Braun: A multi-gene estimate of phylogeny in the nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae). In: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. Vol. 55, No. 2, May 2010, pp. 443-453, doi: 10.1016 / j.ympev.2010.01.023 , PMID 20123032 .

[Hawkins-2] A ^b ^c F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4

[HBW-3] Handbook of the Birds of the World