Standard-winged nightjar

Weight

40.7 g – 49.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc 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

Not recorded

The standard-winged 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCaprimulgiformes
5. familyCaprimulgidae
6. genusCaprimulgus
7. SpeciesCaprimulgus longipennis Shaw, 1796

Synonyms Caprimulgus houyi, Caprimulgus macrodipterus, Macrodipteryx africanus, Macrodipteryx condylopterus, Macrodipteryx houyi, Macrodipteryx longipennis, Macrodipteryx macrodipterus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

European nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Caprimulgidae

NT, Near Threatened

Red-necked nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

Caprimulgidae

LC, Least Concern

Egyptian nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Caprimulgidae

LC, Least Concern

Large-tailed nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

Caprimulgidae

LC, Least Concern

Indian nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Caprimulgidae

LC, Least Concern

Jungle nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgidae

CompareStandard-winged nightjar vs European nightjarStandard-winged nightjar vs Red-necked nightjarStandard-winged nightjar vs Egyptian nightjarStandard-winged nightjar vs Large-tailed nightjar

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@misc{standard_winged_nightjar_2026,
  title = {Standard-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/standard-winged-nightjar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}