Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Caprimulgus

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Caprimulgus fossii fossii

grassy savanna of Gabon and southwestern Congo
Caprimulgus fossii griseoplurus

Kalahari Desert and far northern South Africa
Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii

southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola and eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Zanzibar and Pemba islands

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.