Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus)

About Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Owls And Nightjars
• Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars

The plain nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It breeds in the southern Sahel, Southern Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. It migrates to lower latitudes - including central Congo and northern Tanzania. A rather plain looking nightjar with grey-brown, brown, and rufous morphs. Males have white spots on primaries, large white corners to tail, and no white on the throat. Females have buffy-brown wing spots, and no white on the tail.

Source: Wikipedia