Taxonomic note
Caprimulgus pectoralis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously split as C. pectoralis and C. nigriscapularis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2024 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2014 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Not Recognised | |
2008 | Not Recognised | |
2004 | Not Recognised | |
2000 | Not Recognised | |
1994 | Not Recognised | |
1988 | Not Recognised |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 18,400,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 3.25 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally quite common (Cleere 1998). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | extant | native | yes | |||
Benin | extant | native | yes | |||
Botswana | extant | native | yes | |||
Burundi | extant | native | yes | |||
Cameroon | extant | native | yes | |||
Central African Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | yes | |||
Equatorial Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Eswatini | extant | native | yes | |||
Gabon | extant | native | yes | |||
Gambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | yes | |||
Kenya | extant | native | yes | |||
Liberia | extant | native | yes | |||
Malawi | extant | native | yes | |||
Mozambique | extant | native | yes | |||
Namibia | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Rwanda | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | ||||
Sierra Leone | extant | native | yes | |||
South Africa | extant | native | yes | |||
South Sudan | extant | native | ||||
Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Tanzania | extant | native | yes | |||
Togo | extant | native | yes | |||
Uganda | extant | native | yes | |||
Zambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Zimbabwe | extant | native | yes |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 2000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fiery-necked-nightjar-caprimulgus-pectoralis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.