Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) - HBW 5, p. 361
French: Engoulevent du désert
German: Pharaonenziegenmelker
Spanish: Chotacabras Egipcio
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein, 1823, upper Egypt.
Asian populations (E of Syria) sometimes separated as race arenicolor, but variation is clinal, with birds increasing in size towards east. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saharae Erlanger, 1899 - C & EC Morocco, N (and occasionally S) Algeria, C Tunisia, probably NW Libya, and possibly E towards N Egypt; winters in W Sahel.
- aegyptius Lichtenstein, 1823 - NE Egypt and N Arabian Peninsula, E to extreme CW China, NE Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan, extreme W Pakistan and SE Iran; winters in E Sahel.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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one spotlighted whilst sat motionless around 0400hrs Locality Fujairah National Dairy Farm (Wam Farm), Dibba, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp aegyptius)
Martin Kennewell 7 November 2010 2 years ago 25 sec 3.8
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On the ground
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 14 June 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
On the ground
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 14 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult roosting during day.
Locality Djoudj National Park, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal (ssp saharae)
Nik Borrow 23 January 2008 3 years ago 3.4
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