Rufous-cheeked nightjar / Rostwangen-Nachtschwalbe (Caprimulgus rufigena)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Caprimulgus (Caprimulgus); Subfamily Caprimulginae (Caprimulginae); Family Caprimulgidae (Caprimulgidae)
General: The rufous-cheeked nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is an intra-African migrant that breeds in the south of its range. It spends the non-breeding season in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Chad and Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, the D.R.C. and western Central African Republic. During the southern hemisphere summer it is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [more]