- Caprimulgus eximius
Identification
23–25 cm
Sexes similar
Distribution
Africa
Northern Africa: only known in Morocco
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: found only in Sudan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. e. implicior:
- Southern Mauritania and northern Senegal to central Chad
- C. e. eximius:
- Central Sudan
Habitat
Arid areas with some grass and shrubs.
Behaviour
Diet
Crepuscular. They often hawk over water for moths and also take other insects, grasshoppers beetles etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Golden Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden_Nightjar
