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The savanna nightjar, sometimes also allied nightjar or Franklin's nightjar, (''Caprimulgus affinis'') is a species of
nightjar Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...
found in South and
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. Eight subspecies are recognised: ''C. a. monticolus'', ''C. a. amoyensis'', ''C. a. stictomus'', ''C. a. affinis'', ''C. a. timorensis'', ''C. a. griseatus'', ''C. a. mindanensis'' and ''C. a. propinquus''. Its habitat is open forest and areas with scrub. Its length is about . The upperparts are brownish-grey and vermiculated, with pale brown speckles. The underparts are brown, with bars. The savanna nightjar is nocturnal and is recognizable by its characteristic loud chirping calls, mainly given in flight during the evening. The
IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
has assessed the species to be of least concern because it has a large range and its population trend is stable.


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savanna nightjar Birds of South China Birds of South Asia Birds of Southeast Asia Birds of Taiwan savanna nightjar Taxa named by Thomas Horsfield {{caprimulgiformes-stub