Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Male Slender-tailed Nightjar, Bilen, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Slender-tailed Nightjar is distributed in eastern Africa from Djibouti and Ethiopia to Tanzania. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in open wooded and scrub country up to 1,500 metres.

Female Slender-tailed Nightjar, Lake Langano, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image The male shows white spots on the primaries, the wing-coverts and the trailing edge of the wings. In the female these are buffy coloured. The central tail feathers are slightly elongated.
Female Slender-tailed Nightjar, Lake Langano, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
Female Slender-tailed Nightjar, Lake Langano, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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