Iconic Birds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.0485 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The standard-winged nightjar is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family. Previously placed with the pennant-winged nightjar in their own genus, Macrodipteryx, it is native to Africa and displays extreme sexual dimorphism. During the breeding season, males will grow broad ornamental flight feathers longer than their body.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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