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BirdPix:   196611
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0135CA
Observer:   Fowler Oliver
Date of record:   2021-01-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1814
Species name:   Caprimulgus clarus
Common name:   Slender-tailed Nightjar
Family:   Caprimulgidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Unidentified Nightjar
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-196611
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 196611 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Greyish crown and mantle. Tail tip appears wedge-shaped (central tail feathers slightly longer).
Date:   2021-12-16 13:06:23
Species name:   Caprimulgus clarus -- Slender-tailed Nightjar
Species code:   1814

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