Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) photo
Roosting on ground by day.
- Recorded 21 August 2010
- Added to IBC 1 year 23 weeks ago
- Jason Anderson
- Locality Kibungo, East Province, Rwanda
Rating
More material of this species
- 4.5A bird resting...South Africa, Oct 2004
- 3.8An individual ...South Africa, Sep 2002
- 3Roosting on gr...Rwanda, Aug 2010
Recent material by Jason Anderson
- 3Male perched o...Rwanda, Feb 2010
- 3.8Male feeding o...Eritrea, Mar 2009
- 2.6Bird on ground...Rwanda, Dec 2009
- 1.9Party in bushe...Tanzania, Feb 2011
- 3Adult in tree ...Tanzania, Jan 2011
- 3Juvenile in ha...Tanzania, Jan 2011
This is the first record of this species for Rwanda, confirmed by Nigel Cleere, and is significant as it demonstrates a clear overlap between this taxon and C. nigriscapularis with no evidence of intergrading, thereby lending support to the argument that these are separate species.