Nightjars

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

The Square-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) is a 58 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

58 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Gabon, eSwatini, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Burundi.

Where to see it: Kadiki, Livingstone (Zambia); Liwonde National Park · Mvuu (Malawi); Gorongosa NP · Pls consider using more specific locations if possible (Mozambique); South Luangwa NP (Zambia); Mbuluzi GR · Savanna Research Center (Eswatini).

Photo: (c) Stefan Haag, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist