Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis Shaw, 1796

20–23 cmLength48 gWeight

The standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family.

Busiest months: March and December · Most records: Ghana, Gambia, Cameroon

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Standard-winged Nightjar has been recorded at 56 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mole NP – Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinityGhana137 records
Mole NPGhana127 records
Farasuto Forest Community NRGambia42 records

More places

Ngaoundaba RanchCameroon31 records
Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeGhana20 records
Campement de WassadouSenegal18 records
Benoue NPCameroon17 records
TendabaGambia15 records
Mole NP – Samole loopGhana15 records
Tono Dam & vicinityGhana15 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Gambia Cameroon Senegal Uganda Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria Benin

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 standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family. Previously placed with the pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) in their own genus, Macrodipteryx, it is native to Africa and displays extreme sexual dimorphism. During the breeding season, males will grow broad ornamental flight feathers longer than their body.

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Questions

How big is the Standard-winged Nightjar?

The Standard-winged Nightjar is about 20–23 cm long and weighs around 48 g.

Where does the Standard-winged Nightjar live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Liberia, east to southwestern Sudan and Uganda. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Gambia and Cameroon.