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Philippine Nightjar
Caprimulgus manillensis Walden, 1875
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Philippine Nightjar, Caprimulgus manillensis, is a nightjar of the Philippines, breeding across the Oriental Region except the Palawan group. It was described by Walden in 1875 and belongs to the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest, tropical mangrove forest and tropical moist montane forest. It also occurs in primary and secondary lowland and montane forest, pine forest, second growth, scrubland, beaches and agricultural land, and has been recorded from sea level to 2000 metres. It is monotypic. It feeds on insects in flight and nests on the ground, laying one to two oval, brown, splotched eggs.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Philippines (except Palawan group)
