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standard-wing nightjar

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Also known as: Macrodipteryx longipennis, standard-winged nightjar

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migration patterns

In migration: In intertropical regions
The standard-wing nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis), which nests in a belt extending from Senegal in the west to Kenya in the east along the equatorial forest, migrates northward to avoid the wet season. The plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus), on the other hand, nests in a dry belt…
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