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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Caprimulgus

Nubian Nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nubnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus

Subspecies (3)

Caprimulgus nubicus nubicus

central Sudan
Caprimulgus nubicus tamaricis

Israel to Jordan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, and Yemen
Caprimulgus nubicus torridus

central Ethiopia to Somalia, Kenya, and northeastern Uganda; also Socotra

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nubnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.