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Caprimulgus poliocephalus 

Linguistics
Actual scientific name :   Caprimulgus poliocephalus 
     
Old scientific name :   Caprimulgus ruwenzorii 
     
French name :   Engoulevent d'Abyssinie
     
English name :   Ruwenzori Nightjar
     
Vernacular name :  
Lubuta, lubwata (Kiluba) ; Kabusua (Kisonge) ; Kabuata, Kabuitu, Lubuta (Tshiluba) ; ka-boto (Kitabwa) ; lotota (Lomongo) ; kabwabwa; kambamba, kanyintetengi (Lunda) ; Mbwembweto (Kitshok) ; kambasa; akambasa (Kibemba)
 
 

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Description :   Dark and rufous bird.  
     
Habitat :   This mountainous bird only exists in Katanga on the Kabobo Mount, north of Kalemie.  
     
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Life history :   Nests between 1900 and 3200 m of altitude.  
     
Distribution in Katanga :   view map  
 
 
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