Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) - HBW 5, p. 366
French: Engoulevent des Célèbes
German: Sulawesinachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras de Célebes
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894, Sulawesi.
Forms superspecies with C. macrurus, C. atripennis and C. manillensis, and all four were formerly considered conspecific; in recent years has commonly been lumped in C. manillensis, but differs in both voice and morphology. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- celebensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 - N & CE Sulawesi; probably also Buton I in SE.
- jungei Neumann, 1939 - Sula Is, where currently known from Taliabu and Mangole.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp celebensis)
herve jacob 12 September 2012 8 weeks ago 24 sec 4.7
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Roosting bird or possibly on a nest.
Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
nvoaden 1 September 2009 50 weeks ago 3.3
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Call Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
(Monotypic species)
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