Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis)
About the Madagascar Nightjar
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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 49 recordings for this species: 31 CC BY-NC-SA · 18 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusrecording
- Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisrecording
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusrecording
- Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisrecording
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusrecording
- Mees's NightjarCaprimulgus meesirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.