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Montane Nightjar
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Montane Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
The montane nightjar, mountain nightjar or Abyssinian nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to upland regions of Central and Eastern Africa where it is a locally common species.
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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 19518.