bird · Caprimulgiformes · Caprimulgidae

Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis A.Smith, 1845 — also called Natal Nightjar, SWNI. Occurrence records of the Swamp Nightjar are shared on GBIF from around 3 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve (77 records).

IUCN: Least concernCaprimulgidae

3reserves with records

137records around them

1provinces

LCIUCN category

Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	77
Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	48
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Scientific name: Caprimulgus natalensis
GBIF taxon: 2496911
Wikidata: Q1266857

More of the Caprimulgidae family

Fiery-necked Nightjar Freckled Nightjar Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.