Rust-cheeked nightjar
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Rust-cheeked nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufigena ) |
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The rust-cheeked nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufigena ) is a species of bird from the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae).
It was formerly known as conspecific with the reins Eight Schwalbe viewed. Both species are closely related to the goat milker ( Caprimulgus europaeus ).
It occurs in sub-Saharan Africa . The rust-cheeked nightjar is a migratory bird and spends the breeding season in Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Namibia , Zambia , Zimbabwe and South Africa . It winters in eastern Cameroon , Nigeria , southern Sudan , Chad and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Republic of the Congo and in the west of the Central African Republic .
Their distribution area includes open tree-lined savannah , miombo , forest edges and clearings, semi-arid acacia- lined habitats .
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- C. r. damarensis Strickland , 1853 - West Angola, Namibia (excluding coastline), Botswana and Northwest South Africa
- C. r. rufigena A. Smith , 1845, nominated form - Southeast Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and East Botswana to South Africa, possibly also in southern Mozambique
description
The rust-cheeked nightjar is 23 to 24 cm tall, the male weighs between 48 and 65, the female between 46 and 66 g. The top is gray-brown, black-brown striped, a narrow neck band is yellow-brown. The parting is light gray. The male has larger cream-colored spots on the four hand wings and relatively large white corners on the outer control feathers .
voice
The call of the male is described as a steady, continuous purr, often beginning with an "a-whoop".
Way of life
The diet consists of moths , beetles and other insects .
The breeding season is between September and November in Angola and Zambia, until January in Botswana, between September and December in Zimbabwe and South Africa. The species is monogamous .
Hazardous situation
The rust-cheeked nightjar is not considered endangered ( Least Concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ IOC World Bird List frogmouths, oilbird, potoos, nightjars
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Rufous-cheeked nightjar - Description in: The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Caprimulgus rufigena in the Internet Bird Collection
