Where can you see the Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in South Africa?

The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is most recorded in Limpopo (28% of records), Northern Cape (27% of records), North West (19% of records), based on 128 iNaturalist observations. 8 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Rufous-cheeked Nightjar on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Rufous-cheeked Nightjar?

The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Rufous-cheeked Nightjar?

The rufous-cheeked nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufigena ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is an intra-African migrant that breeds in the south of its range. It spends the non-breeding season in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Chad and Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, the D.R.C. and western Central African Republic.

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Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena

The rufous-cheeked nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufigena ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena

The rufous-cheeked nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufigena ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Showing stays where you can spotRufous-cheeked Nightjar8 stays list it on site or nearby

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Beste Reisezeit

Recorded year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Beste MonateJeder Monat

Records128 records

Curve from 128 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Wo Sie sie finden

Limpopo and beyond

Provinces where Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

128 records, iNaturalist