The swamp nightjar or Natal nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family found in Africa.
| Swamp nightjar | |
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| Caprimulgus natalensis accrae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus natalensis Smith, 1845
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Distribution and habitat edit
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The swamp nightjar can be found in swamps, marshes and bogs, but also in forest edges.[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689972A93254255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689972A93254255.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Swamp Nightjar". Birds of the World. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links edit
- Swamp nightjar - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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