Egyptian Nightjar

How to identify

Field marks

1. Adults sandy with yellowish-brown and brown markings
2. Adults have sandy or whitish underparts
3. Male has small white patches on the wings
4. Long wings and a wide gape

Voice

A repeated, mechanical “kroo-kroo-kroo…”, rising and falling in volume as the bird turns its head.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Morocco

Egyptian Nightjar has been recorded at 40 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Private estate near Green MubazzarahUnited Arab Emirates743 records
2. Al Jahra Reserve (Restricted access)Kuwait111 records
3. Erg Chebbi – nordMorocco93 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United Arab EmiratesKuwaitMoroccoQatarOmanIranSenegalTürkiye

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa. This is a fairly common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats apart from habitat destruction, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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