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Nubian nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823

LCLeast Concernbirds

The nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh 47.7 g to 49.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)
Photo: Engraved by the firm of Bale & Danielsson, Ltd · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nubian nightjar

Weight
47.7 g – 49.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nubian nightjar live?

Not recorded

What is the nubian nightjar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in salt marshes of Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

From the Wikipedia article “Nubian nightjar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nubian_nightjar&oldid=1360713805), 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 nubian nightjar endangered?

The nubian 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. What the categories mean.

How is the nubian nightjar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyCaprimulgidae
  6. genusCaprimulgus
  7. SpeciesCaprimulgus nubicus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823

Synonyms Caprimulgus nubicus nubicus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • NUNIEnglish
  • Adren-NubiaBreton
  • enganyapastors núbicCatalan
  • lelek núbijskýCzech
  • troellwr NwbiaWelsh
  • Nubisk NatravnDanish
  • BajudaziegenmelkerGerman
  • Bajuda-ZiegenmelkerGerman
  • BajudanachtschwalbeGerman
  • NubiennachtschwalbeGerman
  • Nubischer ZiegenmelkerGerman
  • Nubia kaprimulgoEsperanto
  • chotacabras nubioSpanish
  • nuubia öösorrEstonian
  • nuubiankehrääjäFinnish
  • Engoulevent de NubieFrench
  • Tuirne núbiachIrish
  • תחמס נוביHebrew
  • nubijski leganjCroatian
  • núbiai lappantyúHungarian
  • NýfariIcelandic
  • Succiacapre della NubiaItalian
  • サバクヨタカJapanese
  • Nubinis lėlysLithuanian
  • Nūbijas vakarlēpisLatvian
  • nubianattravnNorwegian Bokmål
  • nubische nachtzwaluwDutch
  • lelek pustynnyPolish
  • notibó-núbioPortuguese
  • Noitibó-da-núbiaPortuguese
  • Нубийский козодойRussian
  • NubiačahranNorthern Sami
  • lelek pustatinnýSlovak
  • nubijska podhujkaSlovenian
  • nubisk nattskärraSwedish
  • дрімлюга нубійськийUkrainian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the nubian 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 nubian nightjar?

An adult nubian nightjar weighs 47.7 g – 49.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nubian nightjar endangered?

The nubian 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 nubian nightjar?

The nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nubian-nightjar

MLA

“Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nubian-nightjar.

BibTeX
@misc{nubian_nightjar_2026,
  title = {Nubian nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nubian-nightjar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}