Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) - HBW 5, p. 375
French: Engoulevent pointillé
German: Fleckennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Pecoso
Other common names: West African Freckled Nightjar, Rock Nightjar
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sharpei Alexander, 1901 - Guinea and N Sierra Leone E to W Nigeria, W Cameroon, N Equatorial Guinea and C Central African Republic.
- pallidogriseus Parker & Benson, 1971 - Nigeria (perhaps on Jos Plateau).
- tristigma Rüppell, 1840 - Ethiopia, S Sudan and NE Zaire S to Burundi and N Tanzania.
- sharpei Alexander, 1901 - Guinea and N Sierra Leone E to W Nigeria, W Cameroon, N Equatorial Guinea and C Central African Republic.
- pallidogriseus Parker & Benson, 1971 - Nigeria (perhaps on Jos Plateau).
- tristigma Rüppell, 1840 - Ethiopia, S Sudan and NE Zaire S to Burundi and N Tanzania.
- lentiginosus A. Smith, 1845 - W Angola, NW & WC Namibia and W South Africa.
- granosus Clancey, 1965 - SE Zaire, Zambia and S Tanzania S to CN & E South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a road, at night Locality Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia (ssp tristigma)
Josep del Hoyo 17 December 2005 6 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a road, alert Locality Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia (ssp tristigma)
Josep del Hoyo 17 December 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of a bird on a road, seen from above Locality Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia (ssp tristigma)
Josep del Hoyo 17 December 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird on the ground, calling, then flying away giving a quieter call Locality Fish River Canyon National Park, Karas Region, Namibia (ssp lentiginosus)
Keith Blomerley 24 January 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 3.8
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Resting on a track.
Locality Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia (ssp lentiginosus)
Fran Trabalon 6 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
An adult bird roosting placidly on a slab of granite
Locality Erongo Wilderness Lodge, Erongo Region, Namibia (ssp lentiginosus)
Christian Boix Hinzen 27 August 2006 3 years ago 3
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A bird calling on the ground and then flying away giving a quieter call. Locality Fish River Canyon National Park, Karas Region, Namibia
(ssp lentiginosus)
Keith Blomerley 24 January 2007 21 weeks ago 4
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