Montane Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Caprimulgus
- eBird Code
- monnig1
Vocalizations
Mike King · CC_BY_4_0
Gabi Rusu · CC_BY_4_0
Jan Ebr · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (4)
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Caprimulgus poliocephalus guttifer
southwestern Tanzania to northern Malawi, northeastern Zambia; isolated population northeastern Tanzania
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Caprimulgus poliocephalus koesteri
western Angola
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Caprimulgus poliocephalus poliocephalus
southwestern Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia, northeastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania
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Caprimulgus poliocephalus ruwenzorii
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southwestern Uganda
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.