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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ShrublandScrapeSmall · 60 g
ShrublandScrapeSmall · 60 g
When to see the Sombre Nightjar
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sombre Nightjar
Regular range
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sombre Nightjar
The sombre nightjar or dusky nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to East Africa.
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Easily confused with
Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisThe Sulawesi nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
Salvadori's NightjarCaprimulgus pulchellusSalvadori's nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
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