Record details

:   27756
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2727DA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2008-09-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Central Free State Grassland (Acacia karroo woodland)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   372
Species name:   Caprimulgus rufigena
Common name:   Rufous-cheeked Nightjar -- Rooiwangnaguil
Family:   Caprimulgidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-27756
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Copied from http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/caprimulgidae/caprimulgus_rufigena.htm: Egg-laying ... peaking from September-December ... 1-2 eggs; second egg is always larger and heavier than the first; usually light reddish-brown with lilac markings, although they can also yellow or white
Date:   2017-06-09 14:51:27
Species name:   Caprimulgus rufigena -- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar; Rooiwangnaguil
Species code:   372

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