Star-spotted nightjar
| Star-spotted nightjar | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. stellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus stellatus | |
The star-spotted nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in central Ethiopia, northern and northwestern Kenya and southern South Sudan.
Star-spotted nightjar tend to inhabit low-altitude and dry habitats such as the lava-strewn fields, stony or sandy semi-deserts, drawf grassland as well as open bushland.
Star-spotted nightjar share physical similarity with Plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) as they are both small to medium sized with proportionately large heads. Except the star-spotted nightjar have distinct white patch on its throat separated by dark line and corner of its tails.