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VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebrates
GrasslandSmall · 57 g



When to see the Nechisar Nightjar
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 1 month with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
About the Nechisar Nightjar
The Nechisar nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is now thought to be a hybrid. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
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Easily confused with
Prigogine's NightjarCaprimulgus prigogineiPrigogine's nightjar or the Itombwe nightjar, is a bird species of tropical central Africa.
Timor NightjarCaprimulgus ritaeThe Timor nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
Chirruping NightjarCaprimulgus griseatusThe chirruping nightjar or kayumanggi nightjar is a species of nightjar found in the Philippines.
Timor NightjarCaprimulgus ritaeThe Timor nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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