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BirdPix:   224101
Province:   North-east
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_009010DC
Observer:   Atabo Lucky
Date of record:   2022-06-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Roadkill. Appears to have been hit by a vehicle the previous night.
Last updated:   2022-06-16 20:28:55
Sp. code:   1826
Species name:   Caprimulgus inornatus
Common name:   Plain Nightjar
Family:   Caprimulgidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Plain Nightjar?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-224101
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 224101 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with ID. The plain (unmarked) grey mantle and shoulders rule out Rufous-cheeked Nightjar.
Date:   2022-06-16 20:28:55
Species name:   Caprimulgus inornatus -- Plain Nightjar
Species code:   1826

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