Star-spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatusBlundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899
English (US) Star-spotted Nightjar
The Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) 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: southern South Sudan, Ethiopia (and northern Somalia?), and northern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus stellatus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Star-spotted Nightjar
- Described by
- Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Blundell, HJW; Lovat, 1899
- Type locality
- Kassim River, southern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Swamp Nightjar
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Plain Nightjar
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Nechisar Nightjar
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Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis
Chirruping Nightjar
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Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
Bonaparte's Nightjar
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Salvadori's Nightjar
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