Fiery-necked Nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsFierynecked Nightjar, Cuvier's Nightjar, Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar, Fiery-necked, Fiery necked Nightjar, South African Nightjar, Southern Fiery-necked Nightjar, Black-shouldered Nightjar, African Dusky Nightjar, Fiery-necked Nightjar (Fiery-necked), Dusky Nightjar, Fiery-necked Nightjar [pectoralis]
Old latin name for birdNyctisyrigmus kwalensis, Caprimulgus fervidus, Caprimulgus atrovarius, Antrostomus dominicus
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusCaprimulgus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, s, se, sc

Fiery-necked Nightjar bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Niall Perrins
    Botswana
  • 7.
    Song, © George Wagner
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, female, male, song, © Marion Maclean
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Fiery-necked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caprimulgus pectoralis crepusculansse Zimbabwe and Mozambique to e South Africa-No
Caprimulgus pectoralis ferviduss Angola and n Namibia to Zimbabwe and n South Africa-No
Caprimulgus pectoralis nigriscapularisSenegal and Gambia to w Kenya and sw DR Congo-No
Caprimulgus pectoralis pectoraliss South Africa-No
Caprimulgus pectoralis shelleyiAngola and s DR Congo to se Kenya, c Tanzania and n Malawi-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAfrikaanse Naguil
Catalanenganyapastors musical
Chinese非洲夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)南非夜鷹
Croatianžućkastovrati leganj
Czechlelek hvízdavý
DanishSydafrikansk Natravn
DutchRoesthalsnachtzwaluw
EsperantoKolumkaprimulgo
Estonianvile-öösorr, ruuge-öösorr
Finnishkapinkehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent musicien [pectoralis], Engoulevent musicien, Engoulevent à épaulettes noires, Engoulevent musicien ou E. à épaulettes noires
GermanRotnacken-Nachtschwalbe, Pfeifnachtschwalbe, Schwarzschulter-Nachtschwalbe
Hungarianfütyülő lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre colloflammeo, Succiacapre fosco africano
Japaneseチャエリヨタカ
Lithuanianrusvakaklis lėlys
NorwegianIldnakkenattravn, ildnakkenattravn
Norwegian NynorskEldnakkenatteramn
Polishlelek śniady, Lelek szarogłowy, lelek sniady
Portuguesenoitibó-de-pescoço-dourado, Noitibo musical, Noitibo-musical, noitibó-musical
RussianСвистящий козодой
SerbianVatrovrati leganj
ShonaDatiwa
Slovaklelek pisklavý, lelek piskľavý
SpanishChotacabras músico, Chotacabra Africana Sombría, Chotacabras Hombronegro
SwahiliKirukanjia Shingo-madoa
Swedishvisselnattskärra, Sydafrikansk nattskärra
TsongaKubhasti
TswanaLeubauba
TurkishÖtücü Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга міомбовий
XhosaUdebeza
ZuluuZavolo