Slender-tailed Nightjar
Lake Bogoria
29Oct2014
Well-camoufloged, nocturnal
...in a large area in north-
eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
...in a large area in north-
eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
Caprimulgus clarus
(L 8.5-9.75")
The nightjar looks, in short, like a
cross between a cuckoo, a moth
and a catfish. (Jane Borodale)
cross between a cuckoo, a moth
and a catfish. (Jane Borodale)
© Andrew
Spencer
Spencer
Macaulay
Library
Library
Caprimulgus in Latin means
goatsucker; clarus in Latin
means clear, brilliant, distinct.
goatsucker; clarus in Latin
means clear, brilliant, distinct.