Wood nightjar
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Wood Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi ) |
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The nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi ) is a species of bird from the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae).
It occurs sporadically in the south of Cameroon , in Zaire , in the southwest of the Central African Republic , in Gabon and in the east of the Republic of the Congo to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to the west of Uganda .
Their distribution area mainly includes primary rainforest , clearings and forest edges, also dense secondary forest .
The Latin name refers to George Latimer Bates .
description
The nightjar is 29–31 cm tall and weighs between 89 and 112 g. It is a large, dark-colored forest bird, the upper side including the upper wings is dark brown with broad stripes, spotted black-brown. The parting is gray. A neck band cannot be delimited. There are white spots on the side of the throat. The male has small white spots on the two outer tail feathers. "
voice
The call of the male is described as a loud “whow, whow, whow, whow” or “kwup kwup”, usually called from a raised hide, less often from the ground.
Way of life
The diet consists of fishing horrors , crickets , beetles , grasshoppers , moths and ants .
The breeding season is between December and January in Gabon, between February and March in Cameroon and possibly all year round in Zaire.
Hazardous situation
The night swallow is not considered to be endangered ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi,, Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-691-12665-4
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Caprimulgus batesi in the Internet Bird Collection
