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Slender-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Slender-tailed Nightjar, Caprimulgus clarus, is a nightjar of eastern and central Africa, breeding from Ethiopia and Somalia to central Tanzania. It was described by Reichenow in 1892 and belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes. It occurs in dry, open country, including savanna, dry woodland, bushland, open scrub, rocky ground and sparsely grassed areas. Its most notable feature is a long, tapering tail, with the middle feathers extending beyond the rest and giving the bird its name.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- Africa: Ethiopia and Somalia to c Tanzania
