Square-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossii
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Caprimulgus
- eBird Code
- sqtnig1
Vocalizations
Maggie Ginoza · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Caprimulgus fossii fossii
grassy savanna of Gabon and southwestern Congo
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Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus
Kalahari Desert and far northern South Africa
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Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii
southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola and eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Zanzibar and Pemba islands
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.