Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Pennant-winged Nightjar

Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Described by: Gould (1838)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Semeiophorus vexillarius, Macrodipteryx vexillaria

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - 1997 © Kees Bakker  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 1997 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

C. tropical Africa;
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, s. Chad, s. Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, c. Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola, s. Zaire, ne. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, Mozambique and e. South Africa.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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