Long-tailed Nightjar

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(New page: Image:LTNightjar.jpg '''Common Name:''' Long-tailed Nightjar<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Caprimulgus climacurus '''Size:''' 11-17 inches (28-43 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 22.8-30.3 inches (...)
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'''Size:''' 11-17 inches (28-43 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 22.8-30.3 inches (58-77 cm)
'''Size:''' 11-17 inches (28-43 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 22.8-30.3 inches (58-77 cm)
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Habitat:''' Africa; occurs in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. The nominate race is migratory and partially sedentary, some populations moving southward after breeding season. Race ''sclateri'' is possibly sedentary and partially migratory while Race ''nigricans'' is probably sedentary.  
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'''Habitat:''' Africa; occurs in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. The nominate race is migratory and partially sedentary, some populations moving southward after breeding season. Race ''sclateri'' is possibly sedentary and partially migratory while Race ''nigricans'' is probably sedentary.  
It is highly variable throughout its range, in all habitats from arid semi-deserts to woods, forest and forest clearings. It is common in all types of grassland and in cultivated areas. Also, it is found in recently burnt areas and open patches in second growth and villages in Liberia. Outside breeding season, it is also found in stony hillsides and papyrus swamps.
It is highly variable throughout its range, in all habitats from arid semi-deserts to woods, forest and forest clearings. It is common in all types of grassland and in cultivated areas. Also, it is found in recently burnt areas and open patches in second growth and villages in Liberia. Outside breeding season, it is also found in stony hillsides and papyrus swamps.

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