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Egyptian Nightjar / Caprimulgus aegyptius LC
Egyptian Nightjarbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Chirruping Nightjar
Prigogine's Nightjar
Timor Nightjar
Nechisar Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
Andaman Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Where to see Egyptian Nightjar
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion nw AF to sc Asia
- Non breeding region e, c, w AF
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- China
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Egyptian Nightjar subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caprimulgus aegyptius aegyptius | ne Egypt through Arabia to w China, w Pakistan and se Iran | c Africa | No |
| Caprimulgus aegyptius saharae | Morocco to w Egypt | w Africa | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Egiptiese naguil |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe nate egjiptjane |
| Arabic | السُّبَد المصري, سبد مصري, السبد المصري |
| Azerbaijani | Misir keçisağanı |
| Basque | Zata egyptoar |
| Belarusian | Буланы ляляк |
| Breton | Adren-Egipt |
| Bulgarian | Египетски козодой, Блед козодой |
| Catalan | Enganyapastors egipci, enganyapastors d'Egipte |
| Chinese | 埃及夜鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 埃及夜鷹 |
| Croatian | Egipatski leganj, pustinjski leganj |
| Czech | lelek světlý, Lelek egyptský |
| Danish | Ørkennatravn |
| Dutch | Egyptische Nachtzwaluw, Agyptische nachtzwaluw |
| Esperanto | egipta kaprimulgo |
| Estonian | kõrbe-öösorr |
| Finnish | aavikkokehrääjä |
| French | Engoulevent du désert, Engoulevent du Sahara, Engoulevent d'Égypte |
| Frisian | Egyptyske deislieper |
| Galician | Noiteboa exipcia |
| Georgian | ეგვიპტური უფეხურა |
| German | Pharaonen Ziegenmelker, Aegyptischer Ziegenmelker, Pharaonennachtschwalbe, Pharaonen Nachtschwalbe, Pharaonenziegenmelker |
| Greek | Αιγυπτιακό Γιδοβύζι, Αιγυπτιακό γιδoβύζι |
| Hebrew | תחמס מצרי |
| Hungarian | sivatagi lappantyú, Egyiptomi lappantyú, Egyptomi lappantyú |
| Icelandic | Niðfari |
| Irish | Tuirne Éigipteach |
| Italian | Succiacapre isabellino |
| Japanese | エジプトヨタカ |
| Kazakh | Қылањ тентекқұс, қылаң тентекқұс |
| Latvian | Ēģiptes vakarlēpis |
| Lithuanian | Egiptinis lelys, egiptinis lėlys |
| Macedonian | Египетски козодој |
| Maltese | Buqrajq Abjad |
| Manx | Screeaghag-oie Eajiptagh |
| Northern Sami | Sáttoábečahran |
| Norwegian | Egyptnattravn, ørkennattravn |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Ørkennatteramn |
| Persian | شبگرد مصری (بیابانی), شبگرد مصری, شبگرد مصری |
| Polish | Lelek, lelek egipski |
| Portuguese | noitibó-do-deserto, Noitibó-egípcio |
| Romanian | Caprimulg de deşert |
| Russian | Буланный козодой, Козодой буланый, Bulany Kozodoy, Буланый козодой |
| Serbian | Egipatski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek žltkavý |
| Slovenian | Egiptovska podhujka, egipčanska podhujka |
| Spanish | Chotacabra Egipcia, Chotacabras egipcio, Chotacabras Sahariano |
| Swedish | ökennattskärra |
| Turkish | Mısır Çobanaldatan, Çöl Çobanaldatanı |
| Turkmen | melemtil gündizkör |
| Ukrainian | дрімлюга буланий |
| Uzbek | малла тентакқуш |
| Welsh | Troellwr yr Aifft |