Rufous-cheeked Nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRufouscheeked Nightjar, Rufous cheeked Nightjar
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusCaprimulgus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregions
Non breeding regionwc AF

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © George Wagner
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 9.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caprimulgus rufigena damarensisw Angola, Namibia, Botswana and nw South Africa-No
Caprimulgus rufigena rufigenasw Zambia, Zimbabwe and c, e, s South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooiwangnaguil
Catalanenganyapastors de galtes rogenques
Chinese棕颊夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)棕頰夜鷹
Croatianzlatnopjegavi leganj
CzechLelek ružolící, lelek rezavolící
DanishRødkindet Natravn
DutchRoodwangnachtzwaluw
EsperantoRuĝvanga kaprimulgo
Estonianlõuna-öösorr
Finnishrusoposkikehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent à joues rousses
GermanRostwangen-nachrschwalbe, Rostwangen-Nachtschwalbe
Hungariannamíbiai lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre guancerosse, Succiacapre guancerossicce
Japaneseホオアカヨタカ
Lithuanianrusvaskruostis lėlys
NorwegianRødkinnnattravn, Rustkinnattravn, rustkinnattravn
Norwegian NynorskRustkinnatteramn
Polishlelek akacjowy
PortugueseNoitibo-de-faces-vermelhas, noitibó-de-faces-ruivas, Noitibo de faces vermelhas
RussianРыжещёкий козодой
SerbianRiđoliki leganj
ShonaDatiwa
Slovaklelek hrdzavolíci
SpanishChotacabra de Mejillas Rufas, Chotacabras carirrojo
SwahiliKirukanjia Shavu-jekundu
Swedishrödkindad nattskärra
TsongaMahulwana
TswanaLeubauba
TurkishKızıl Yanaklı Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга акацієвий