Nightjars

Blackish Nightjar

Nyctipolus nigrescens

The Blackish Nightjar (Nyctipolus nigrescens) is a 36 g cliff and rock bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

36 g

Habitat

Rock

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

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