Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Caprimulgus pectoralis fervidus Sharpe
A single female with ovaries containing large yolks was taken in the Sokoke Forest on 26 November 1964. This specimen marks an extension of the breeding range of this species from Tanzania northeastward to coastal Kenya.
- bibliographic citation
- Ripley, S. Dillon and Bond, Gorman M. 1971. "Systematic notes on a collection of birds from Kenya." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.111