NIGHTJARS BIRDS OF WONDER </HEAD>


Name MEASUREMENT BARE PARTS HABITAT FOOD BREADING
European Nightjar Length 25-28cm; Weight 67g Iris brown;bill dark;legs and feet pinkish brown Woodland;savanna;gardens Flying insects Extralimital
Fierynecked Nightjar Length 23-25cm; Weight 33-45,2-51g IRIS BROWN;Bill;legs and feet pinkish brown Dense woodland;gardens;bushveld Insects and spiders Season:August to December;Nest:none[eggs on leaf litter]
Rufouscheeked Nightjar Lengh 23-24cm;Weight 64.1g Iris brown;bill black;legs and feet pinkish Open woodland;scrub;savanna Flying insects Season:September to January;Nest:none[eggs on bare ground]
Natal Nightjar Length 23cm Iris brown;bill dark brown;legs and feet pinkish brown coastal lagoons;swamps;palms beetles Extralimital
Freckled Nightjar Length 27-28 Iris brown;bill;legs and feet dark horn Wooded and bushy hills;outcrops Flying insects Season:August to December;Nest:none[eggs laid on bare rock]
Mozambique Nightjar Lengh 23-24cm;Weight 44-53-64g Iris brown;bill;legs and feet dusky pinkish Scrub;coastal dunes Termites;moths and ants Season:August to November;Nest:none[eggs laid on bare ground]
Pennantwinged Nightjar Length 25-28;Weight 79-88g Iris brown;bill dark brown;legs and feet greyish brown Stony hillside;low veld Flying insects espesially termites Season:September to November;Nest:none[eggs on bare ground


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