Plain nightjar – Caprimulgus inornatus – is a medium sized migratory Afro/Arabian nightjar of Type – crepuscular, Family Caprimulgidae and Order Caprimulgiformes. It is a summer breeder to the Sahel Belt and winters into the more wooded Sudanian Savanna and E Africa. Its summer breeding extends into SW Arabia. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder to Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, SE Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somaliland, SW KSA, W & SW Yemen. It is a winter visitor to S Mali and S Chad.
Type - crepuscular - Summer Habitat - Sahel Belt Winter Habitat - more wooded Sudanian Savanna, Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Genus: Caprimulgus Species - Caprimulgus inornatus Plain nightjar - Species - ebird.org Plain nightjar - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Plain nightjar - Birds - animalia.bio Plain nightjar - Database - avibase Plain nightjar - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Plain nightjar - Images - google.com Plain nightjar - Video - ebird.org Plain nightjar - Datazone - birdlife.org