| Freckled nightjar | |
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| male | |
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| female Both in Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. tristigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840
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The freckled nightjar or freckled rock nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It has a wide yet patchy distribution throughout the Afrotropics.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus tristigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689988A93255437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689988A93255437.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.