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Sulawesi Nightjar
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Sulawesi Nightjar
Caprimulgus celebensis
The Sulawesi nightjar or the Sulawesian nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on Sulawesi and the Sula Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
From the article Sulawesi nightjar on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is a medium-sized, greyish-brown and variegated nightjar, which is about 24-30 cm in size. The sexes are similar. The forehead, crown, mantle, back, rump and nape are greyish-brown streaked with brown. It often lacks a collar around the hindneck. There is a white patch on the throat, and the chin, breast, belly and flanks are buff barred brown. The iris is dark brown, and the bill, legs and feet are blackish. The female is similar to the male, but the R5 and R4 tail feathers are more white in color (22 mm in the female to 19 mm in the male).
Range & habitat
This species inhabits secondary forest, the edges of mangroves, and coastal bush. On Taliabu, it inhabits lightly logged forests, while on Buton, it may be found on agricultural land.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19513.