Sombre Nightjar
Caprimulgus fraenatusSalvadori, AT, 1884
English (US) Sombre Nightjar
The Sombre Nightjar (Caprimulgus fraenatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: Ethiopia to northwestern Somalia, southwestern Kenya, and northeastern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus fraenatus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sombre Nightjar
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1884
- Type locality
- Daimbi, Shoa.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 21 p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Golden Nightjar
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Large-tailed Nightjar
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