Fiery-necked nightjar | |
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C. p. fervidus in Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Caprimulgidae |
Genus: | Caprimulgus |
Species: | C. pectoralis
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Binomial name | |
Caprimulgus pectoralis Cuvier, 1816
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The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae,[2] which is found mostly in Africa south of the equator, though it has been spotted in a few countries north of the equator.[3] It is most often found in woodland savannas or other deciduous woodlands.[3] It is usually distinguished by its tawny coloured collar which gives the species its common name.[3] It has a distinctive call that many have rendered as 'good-lord-deliver-us'.[3] The fiery-necked nightjar is an insectivorous species that mostly eats butterflies, moths and other insects.[3] The fiery-necked nightjar breeds after the dry season and typically produce two clutches with two eggs per clutch.[4][5]