Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar (Caprimulgus donaldsoni) - HBW 5, p. 367
French: Engoulevent des épines
German: Dornbusch-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Espinero
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895, Hargeysa, Somalia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Somalia to NE Tanzania; possibly also SE Sudan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground at night. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 39 sec 4.2 -
A bird at night, changing the opening of the eye. Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4.2 -
spotlighted at night Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 November 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 3.5
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Adult roosting
Locality Qoorlugud, Somalia (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 12 September 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
A poor photo of a singing male in a spotlight.
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 31 January 2009 17 weeks ago 3.2
- No sound recordings available yet
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