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Standard-winged Nightjar

(Macrodipteryx longipennis)
A stunningly bizarre nightjar. The breeding male bird photographed here has elongated inner primary feathers with a wire like shaft and broad feathered tips. Roosts on the ground during the day and becomes active at dusk. Photographed at Ngaoundaba Ranch. Video clip on http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/index.html
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon
Standard-winged Nightjar, Ngaoundaba, Cameroon