Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Caprimulgus
eBird Code
rennig1

Vocalizations

Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC_BY_4_0
Juan Rodríguez · CC_BY_4_0
Cristobal Jimenez · CC_BY_4_0
von36 · CC0_1_0
Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC_BY_4_0
Juan Rodríguez · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Caprimulgus ruficollis desertorum

    northeastern Morocco, northern Algeria, and northern Tunisia; winters mainly in Mali

  • Caprimulgus ruficollis ruficollis

    arid Iberian Peninsula and northern Morocco

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.