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Madagascar nightjar

Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840

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The madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 41.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis)
Photo: Frank Vassen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar nightjar

Weight
41.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the madagascar nightjar live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar nightjar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar nightjar or Madagascan nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

It is native to Madagascar, Nosy Boraha and Aldabra.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar nightjar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_nightjar&oldid=1314593499), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the madagascar nightjar endangered?

The madagascar nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the madagascar nightjar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyCaprimulgidae
  6. genusCaprimulgus
  7. SpeciesCaprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840

Synonyms Caprimulgus asiaticus madagascariensis, Caprimulgus madagscariensis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Madagascan nightjarEnglish
  • Madagascan nightjarEnglish
  • MANIEnglish
  • enganyapastors de MadagascarCatalan
  • MadagaskarnatravnDanish
  • Madagascar NatravnDanish
  • MadagaskarnachtschwalbeGerman
  • Madagaskar-NachtschwalbeGerman
  • madagaskara kaprimulgoEsperanto
  • Chotacabras malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskari öösorrEstonian
  • madagaskarinkehrääjäFinnish
  • Engoulevent malgacheFrench
  • madagaszkári lappantyúHungarian
  • Succiacapre del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルヨタカJapanese
  • madagaskarinis lėlysLithuanian
  • TataroMalagasy
  • MatoriandroMalagasy
  • MadagaskarnachtzwaluwDutch
  • madagaskarnattravnNorwegian
  • lelek malgaskiPolish
  • noitibó-malgaxePortuguese
  • noitibó-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • noitibó-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарский козодойRussian
  • lelek madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Madagaskarski leganjSerbian
  • madagaskarnattskärraSwedish
  • Madagaskar ÇobanaldatanıTurkish
  • дрімлюга мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • 马岛夜鹰Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加夜鷹Chinese

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Relatives of the madagascar nightjar

Other species in the same genus Caprimulgus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the madagascar nightjar?

An adult madagascar nightjar weighs 41.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar nightjar endangered?

The madagascar nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the madagascar nightjar?

The madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-nightjar

MLA

“Madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-nightjar.

BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_nightjar_2026,
  title = {Madagascar nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-nightjar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}