Nightjars

Brown Nightjar

Veles binotatus

The Brown Nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a 63 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

63 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

8

Photo: (c) Antoine Thivolle, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist