Iconic Birds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.0047 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
Donaldson Smith's nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.
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● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
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