• Synonyms Rufouscheeked Nightjar, Rufous cheeked Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked Nightjarbird sounds *

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

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Where to see Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s
  • Non breeding region wc AF

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooiwangnaguil
Catalanenganyapastors de galtes rogenques
Chinese棕颊夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)棕頰夜鷹
Croatianzlatnopjegavi leganj
Czechlelek rezavolící, Lelek ružolící
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
Norwegianrustkinnattravn, Rødkinnnattravn
Norwegian NynorskRustkinnatteramn
Polishlelek akacjowy
PortugueseNoitibo-de-faces-vermelhas, Noitibo de faces vermelhas, noitibó-de-faces-ruivas
RussianРыжещёкий козодой
SerbianRiđoliki leganj
ShonaDatiwa
Slovaklelek hrdzavolíci
SpanishChotacabras carirrojo, Chotacabra de Mejillas Rufas
SwahiliKirukanjia Shavu-jekundu
Swedishrödkindad nattskärra
TsongaMahulwana
TswanaLeubauba
TurkishKızıl Yanaklı Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга акацієвий