Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) - HBW 5, p. 369
French: Engoulevent musicien
German: Pfeifnachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Músico
Other common names: African Dusky Nightjar
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1817, Knysna, Cape Province.
Often considered conspecific with C. nigriscapularis; these two form superspecies with C. poliocephalus and C. ruwenzorii. The three more northerly races have been considered so distinct from nominate that they may represent an incipient species (C. fervidus). Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- shelleyi Bocage, 1879 - Angola and S Zaire E to Tanzania and SE Kenya.
- fervidus Sharpe, 1875 - S Angola, N Namibia, N & E Botswana and Zimbabwe to NE South Africa.
- crepusculans Clancey, 1994 - S Malawi (possibly), SE Zimbabwe and Mozambique to E South Africa and E Swaziland.
- pectoralis Cuvier, 1817 - S South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird resting on a branch Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp crepusculans)
Keith Blomerley 21 October 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
An individual on the ground Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp fervidus)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 30 September 2002 8 years ago 32 sec 3.8
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Roosting on ground by day.
Locality Kibungo, East Province, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 21 August 2010 1 year ago 3
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Calling from bushes in the camp site by the vlei. 19:28. Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp pectoralis)
Charles Hesse 23 July 2010 1 year ago 4
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