Caprimulgus enarratus
Collared Nightjar
Français

The Collared Nightjar is a cryptic bird which nests on the ground. Like other nightjars it will pretend to be injured to lure potential predators from its nest.




Langrand, Olivier; 1990: Guide to the Birds of Madagascar, Yale University Press

Sinclair, I & Langrand, O.; 1998: Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, Struik


Photographs copyright © 1998, 2000 by Joe Kaplan. Photographed 23 Nov 1998 at RNP.

-- RNP Main -- Birds -- Comments -- Copyright --