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Square tailed nightjar?

Location: Earth » Africa » Tanzania

Date: July 12, 2007

I think this bird is a Square tailed nightjar, but I'm not shure. The photo is taken in Tanzania at the Speke Bay Lodge on the shore of lake Victoria.

Posted by Jos de Bont on February 02, 2008 00:42. Last updated: February 29, 2008 05:18.

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Nightjar
Thank you for posting. This is a beautiful photograph.

I updated your entry to list the country as Tanzania.

This website is young and we don't have an African bird authority yet. I need to get a field guide.

Your photo is similar to this photo which was identified as a square-tailed nightjar.

If you go to The Birds of East Africa at amazon.com, and click "Search Inside this Book", you can search on Nightjars. On page 206 of the search results it notes that nightjars are hard to identify. Page 207 has a plate with the square-tailed nightjar, and your image looks similar to it.

However, I welcome the opinion of someone more knowledgeable about African birds.

Posted by Mike Boone on February 02, 2008 06:41.

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I agree - great photo!

Posted by Greg Joder on February 04, 2008 17:19.

Changed Taxon
Media was moved from ID Request.

Posted by Mike Boone on February 29, 2008 05:18.

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