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Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857 Family: Caprimulgidae Order: Caprimulgiformes Back
Mozambique nightjar Welwitschnachtschwalbe Engoulevent du Mozambique Chotacabras de Fosse
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial

Caprimulgus fossii

Nominate race probably sedentary. Race welwitschii possibly sedentary in parts of range, partially migratory in others, as only a breeding visitor to central plateu of Zimbabwe and parts of NE South Africa. As non-breeding (winter) visitor, occurs in N Zaire, N Burundi, Rwanda, S & W Uganda, S Kenya and N Tanzania. Possible vagrant to S Botswana and C South Africa. Race griselopurus also sedentary and partially migratory; occurs as a non-breeding (winter) visitor to Angola and Zambia, and as a possible vagrant to N Zimbabwe. Vagrants of unidentified race recorded in N Ivory Coast and S Ghana.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com )

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(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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