Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

When to see the Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

Donaldson Smith's nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.

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Easily confused with

Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusThe sombre nightjar or dusky nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusThe plain nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisThe Sulawesi nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.