Standard-winged nightjar

Standard-winged nightjar
Breeding male
Non-breeding
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. longipennis
Binomial name
Caprimulgus longipennis
Shaw, 1796
Range map of Caprimulgus longipennis, breeding range marked as dark and non-breeding range marked as light

Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.

Songs and calls
Listen to Caprimulgus longipennis on xeno-canto

The standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family. Previously placed with the pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) in their own genus, Macrodipteryx, it is native to Africa and displays extreme sexual dimorphism. During the breeding season, males will grow broad ornamental flight feathers longer than their body.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus longipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690021A93257600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690021A93257600.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.