Bridle nightjar
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Bridle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus ) |
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The bridle nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus ) is a species of bird from the family of the nightjar (Caprimulgidae).
It was previously viewed as conspecific with the rust-cheeked nightjar . Both species are closely related to the goat milker ( Caprimulgus europaeus ).
It occurs in East Africa ( Kenya , Tanzania , the extreme east of Uganda ) and scattered in Ethiopia , Eritrea and in the extreme northwest of Somalia .
Their distribution area typically includes open, stony habitats overgrown with bushes or grass at medium altitudes, but also up to 3200 m.
description
The bridle nightjar is about 25 cm tall, the male weighs between 55 and 71 g, the female between 46 and 68 g. It resembles the Whistling Nightjar , but is darker in color. The top is dark brown, mottled gray-white and striped black-brown. Characteristics are large dark brown ear covers , the red-brown neck band is hardly adjacent. There are small white spots on the side of the throat. The parting is 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 deep, even, hollow-sounding purr, interrupted by "kik-wow", "a-whoop" or "kwi-kup kwi-kup".
Way of life
The food consists of moths , grasshoppers and beetles , which are captured on the fly.
The breeding season is between May and July in Somalia, between February and May and November in Kenya, and between January and March and September through November in Ethiopia.
Hazardous situation
The bridle nightjar is not considered to be endangered ( Least Concern ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Caprimulgus fraenatus in the Internet Bird Collection
- IOC World Bird List Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b c 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