Nightjars

Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis

The Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) is a 78 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

78 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

17

Recorded in South Africa, Uganda, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania, Angola, Nigeria, Mozambique, Liberia, S. Sudan.

Where to see it: Epena (Republic of the Congo); PN de la Lopé · La Lopé Lodge (Gabon); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); Parc de la Lekedi (Gabon); PN de la Lopé (general area) (Gabon).

Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist