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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Caprimulgus

Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Caprimulgus

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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.