Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Madagascar Nightjar

Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis

Described by: Sganzin (1840)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ifaty, Madagascar - Dec, 2006 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Ifaty, Madagascar - Jan, 2007 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Berenty Reserve, Madagascar - 1994 © Manfred Braun 
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Range

Madagascar and Aldabra;
Two populations;
(1) Aldabra.
(2) Madagascar.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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