Caegypti

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Lichtenstein, 1823

Family: Caprimulgidae

Order: Caprimulgiformes

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Egyptian nightjar

Pharaonenziegenmelker

Engoulevent du désert

Chotacabras egipcio

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: intercontinental

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Nominate race migratory in much of range, partially sedentary in Egypt. Leaves breeding grounds by Sept and migrates on broad front, SE across Arabian Peninsula (Sept-Nov). Small numbers may overwinter in Arabia, but main wintering range in E Sahelian zone of Africa. Recorded NE & SE Egypt, C & NE Sudan (Oct-Mar), N & NE Chad, and NE Nigeria. Rarer n & c Ethiopia (Dec-Jan), NW Somalia (one Dec record), E Mali (Jan-Apr) and N Togo (possibly vagrant, May-Jun). Return movements late Feb to early Jun (mainly mid-Mar to mid-May). Race saharae migratory, leaving breeding grounds Sept-Oct and moving S & SW. Wintering range in W Africa, from Mauretania (Sept-Feb) and N Senegal (Dec-Feb) through C & SC Mali (Nov-Feb) to N Burkina Faso, SE Niger and NE Nigeria. Return movements Mar-Apr. Vagrants recorded in Britain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Sicily, Malta and Cyprus.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com )

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