Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) - HBW 5, p. 377
French: Engoulevent à longue queue
German: Schleppennachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Rabudo
Other common names: Slender-tailed Nightjar(!)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus climacurus Vieillot, 1825, Senegal.
Forms superspecies with C. clarus and C. fossii, and all three have frequently been separated in genus Scotornis. Dark, dull-coloured birds from Sierra Leone to S Nigeria sometimes treated as separate race leonini, but possibly intermediate between nominate and race sclateri, or variant of latter. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- climacurus Vieillot, 1825 - Mauritania E to W Ethiopia (except White Nile in S Sudan) and S to N & SE Zaire.
- sclateri (Bates, 1927) - humid belt of W Africa (boundaries between races unclear).
- nigricans (Salvadori, 1868) - White Nile in Sudan, from Kosti S to Shambe and L Nyubor; also along Bahr el Zeraf and Sobat R.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male roosting on the ground Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp climacurus)
Alex García · Videoaves 18 April 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 29 sec 4.9 -
sleeping on the ground Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp sclateri)
Daniêl Jimenez 25 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 40 sec 4.4 -
on the forest floor Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp sclateri)
Daniêl Jimenez 25 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 15 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on the ground. Locality Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp sclateri )
Yoel Jimenez 20 January 2005 2 years ago 29 sec 2.9 -
A bird on the ground. Locality Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp sclateri)
Yoel Jimenez 20 January 2005 37 weeks ago 19 sec 2.8 -
A bird on the ground. Locality Fajara Golf Course, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
Paul Clarke 16 January 2003 3 years ago 23 sec 2
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Not to find without a local local Gambian bird guide.
Locality Bijilo Forest Park, Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia
Aat Bender 26 January 2010 1 year ago 4 -
On the ground, beneath a bush
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
sharad 6 February 2011 1 year ago 2.8 -
A bird perched on the ground.
Locality Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp sclateri)
Yoel Jimenez 20 January 2005 2 years ago 2
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