Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Standard-winged Nightjar

Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis

Described by: Shaw (1796)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

W. to ec. Africa;
S. Mauritania, Senegambia, Burkina Faso, s. Mali, s. Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, s. Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, ne. Zaire, Uganda and w. Kenya.
Nonbreeding birds occur in the ne. part of its range.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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