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- Pennant-winged_Nightjar abstract "The Pennant-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillarius) is an intra-African migrant that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. The male is characteristic in having a broad white band over the otherwise black primaries. In addition the males acquire a striking 2nd primary feather during the breeding season. These pennants grow to greater lengths in successive years, up to twice the body length. They are dropped or broken off quickly upon completion of breeding. With the distal (9th) and proximal (1st - 3rd) primaries being longest, the wings of male birds are distinctly angular.Their preferred habitat south of the equator is plateau woodlands, especially Miombo, where they are partial to stony or boulder-strewn hillsides. They are observed as bi-annual and social passage migrants along the Kenyan Rift Valley and Lake Victoria regions, and spend the non-breeding season in subtropical savanna from Nigeria to Sudan.Foraging birds emerge in the late afternoon or directly after sunset for crepuscular feeding and are once again active before sunrise. Their diet includes a variety of insects although scarab beetles are favoured. They drink while flying slowly over a water surface. The roost and nest are on bare ground, sometimes among leaf litter. When disturbed they may perch lengthwise on a branch, reminiscent of the similar-sized European Nightjar.Breeding takes place from spring to early summer while south of the equator. Males have separate display territories and attract passing females with an insect-like song. Males furthermore engage in display flights, low through woodland or at great height, wherein they may be joined by receptive females. Egg-laying coincides with the full moon. By mid-summer some birds start returning to the northern hemisphere.".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar binomialAuthority John_Gould.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar class Bird.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar conservationStatus "LC".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar family Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar genus Macrodipteryx.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar kingdom Animal.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar order Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar phylum Chordate.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar thumbnail Pennant-winged_Nightjar,_female,_Creighton.jpg?width=300.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar wikiPageID "10622097".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar wikiPageRevisionID "603183881".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar align "left".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar backgroundColor ";border:none;".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar binomial "Macrodipteryx vexillarius".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar caption "Adult male in courtship display".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar caption "Immature male in Namibia".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar classis Bird.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar direction "horizontal".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar familia Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar genus Macrodipteryx.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar hasPhotoCollection Pennant-winged_Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar header "Male plumages".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar image "CosmetornisVexillariusWolf.jpg".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar image "Pennant-winged_Nightjar,_immature,_Shamvura.jpg".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar imageCaption "Adult female specimen, KwaZulu-Natal".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar name "Pennant-winged Nightjar".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar ordo Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar phylum Chordate.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar regnum "Animalia".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar species "M. vexillarius".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar status "LC".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar width "192".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar width "280".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Birds_of_Africa.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Birds_of_Cameroon.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Birds_of_Kenya.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Birds_of_South_Africa.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Birds_of_Tanzania.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar subject Category:Macrodipteryx.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Animal100015388.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Bird101503061.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type BirdsOfAfrica.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type BirdsOfKenya.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type BirdsOfSouthAfrica.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type BirdsOfTanzania.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Chordate101466257.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type LivingThing100004258.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Object100002684.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Organism100004475.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Vertebrate101471682.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Whole100003553.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Animal.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Bird.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Eukaryote.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Species.
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- Pennant-winged_Nightjar type Organism.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar comment "The Pennant-winged Nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillarius) is an intra-African migrant that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. The male is characteristic in having a broad white band over the otherwise black primaries. In addition the males acquire a striking 2nd primary feather during the breeding season. These pennants grow to greater lengths in successive years, up to twice the body length. They are dropped or broken off quickly upon completion of breeding.".
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar label "Pennant-winged Nightjar".
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- Pennant-winged_Nightjar sameAs m.02qkgyl.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar sameAs Pennant-winged_Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar wasDerivedFrom Pennant-winged_Nightjar?oldid=603183881.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar depiction Pennant-winged_Nightjar,_female,_Creighton.jpg.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar isPrimaryTopicOf Pennant-winged_Nightjar.
- Pennant-winged_Nightjar name "Pennant-winged Nightjar".