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Collared Nightjar
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Collared Nightjar
Gactornis enarratus
The collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
From the article Collared nightjar on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Collared nightjars are 24cm long, with females weighing around 57 g (2.0 oz) and males around 48 g (1.7 oz). Otherwise sexes are similar.
Wikipedia: “Appearance”
What it does
Forages for insects by hawking both above and below forest canopy. Has also been observed flycatching from an exposed perch at a height of 20 m (70 ft), situated at the edge of a forest clearing, flying off in short spurts covering around 10 m (33 ft). One of these flycatching bouts lasted 15 minutes.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201065.