Montane Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
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The montane nightjar has white spots in the primaries and entirely white outer tail feathers. The bird in the upper four images was netted in a large meadow in the Udzungwa mountains in June 2007, courtesy of Dr. Louis A. Hansen. The lower image was made in Karibosa, Eritrea in April 2009, courtesy of Jason Anderson.
 
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-11 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Dr. Louis A. Hansen, Jason Anderson

Last Update this page: 05-24-11