Plain Nightjar
A species of Old World Nightjars Scientific name : Caprimulgus inornatus Genus : Old World Nightjars
Plain Nightjar, A species of Old World Nightjars
Botanical name: Caprimulgus inornatus
Genus: Old World Nightjars
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Description
The plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) 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 (4 feathers), large white corners to tail, and no white on the throat (may show black spots on the crown and scapulars like Star-spotted Nightjar) Females have buffy-brown wing spots, and no white on the tail. 
Size
23 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Plain Nightjar primarily feasts on nocturnal insects, like moths and termites, alongside ants, grasshoppers, antlions, crickets, mantises, and beetles. They forage with flycatching sallies from the ground and engage in buoyant flights to hawk prey.
Habitat
The plain Nightjar is commonly found in savannas characterized by scattered trees and bushes, semi-desert steppes, and grassy clearings within forests. They prefer habitats that are less dense, such as open woodland areas, and can adapt to a variety of altitudes, from sea-level up to 1800 meters. During non-breeding periods, these birds primarily inhabit wooded savannas. The species also occupies thornscrub regions, barren lowlands, and rocky terrains, including arid slopes of wadis and juniper forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabian Peninsula. Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Species Status
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Nightjars and Relatives Family
Nightjars and nighthawks Genus
Old World Nightjars Species
Plain Nightjar 
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