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Swamp Nightjar
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Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis
The swamp nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
From the article Swamp nightjar on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is sparsely present across sub-Saharan Africa, albeit moreso in DR Congo and nearby countries. The swamp nightjar can be found in swamps, marshes and bogs, but also in forest edges.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19440.