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NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebrates
ForestScrapeSmall · 53 g
ForestScrapeSmall · 53 g
When to see the Collared Nightjar
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Collared Nightjar
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Collared Nightjar
The collared nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
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Easily confused with
Choco PoorwillNyctiphrynus rosenbergiThe Chocó poorwill is 19.5 to 22.5 cm (7.7 to 8.9 in) long; one female weighed 52 g (1.8 oz).
Anthony's NightjarNyctidromus anthonyiMale Anthony's nightjars weigh 32.3 to 39.5 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz) with a mean of about 35 g (1.2 oz) and females 31.0 to 42.0 g (1.1 to 1.5 oz) with a mean of about 37 g (1.3 oz).
Least PoorwillSiphonorhis brewsteriThe least poorwill is 17 to 21.5 cm (6.7 to 8.5 in) long.
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