The bristles surrounding the bill of the Fiery-necked nightjar serve to exaggerate its gape and aid in catching insects (and protect the eyes)
Fiery-necked nightjar are common residents in the forest-grassland ecotone of the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park.
Their famous’Good-Lord-deliver-us’ call is a characteristic night sound around St Lucia.
Typical nightjars, they are crepuscular hunters, hunting in the hour after sunset and before sunrise (and moonlit nights), otherwise they spend the remainder of the night motionless on a regularly used perch.
On cold evenings they often sit on tarmac roads to soak up the remaining warmth from the sun
Their famous’Good-Lord-deliver-us’ call is a characteristic night sound around St Lucia.
Typical nightjars, they are crepuscular hunters, hunting in the hour after sunset and before sunrise (and moonlit nights), otherwise they spend the remainder of the night motionless on a regularly used perch.
On cold evenings they often sit on tarmac roads to soak up the remaining warmth from the sun