---
title: "Noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado"
description: "Caprimulgus pectoralis — Aves. The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which is found mostly in Africa south of the equator, though it has been spotted in a few countries north of the equator."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/fiery-necked-nightjar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado

> Caprimulgus pectoralis — Aves. The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which is found mostly in Africa south of the equator, though it has been spotted in a few countries north of the equator.

- Scientific name: *Caprimulgus pectoralis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1157
- Wikidata: [Q1272657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1272657)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19392](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19392)

## Names

- en: Fiery-necked Nightjar
- de: Pfeifnachtschwalbe
- es: Chotacabras Músico
- fr: Engoulevent musicien
- nl: Roesthalsnachtzwaluw
- pt: Noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado
- pl: Lelek śniady

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (749), ZW (51), MW (23), ZM (22), NA (15), KE (13), SZ (12), TZ (11), UG (11), BW (9), AO (7), CD (5)

## Summary

The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which is found mostly in Africa south of the equator, though it has been spotted in a few countries north of the equator. It is most often found in woodland savannas or other deciduous woodlands. It is usually distinguished by its tawny coloured collar which gives the species its common name. It has a distinctive call that many have rendered as 'good-lord-deliver-us'. The fiery-necked nightjar is an insectivorous species that mostly eats butterflies, moths and other insects. The fiery-necked nightjar breeds after…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiery-necked_nightjar

## Photo

![Noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fiery-necked-nightjar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caprimulgus_pectoralis_104203809.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fiery-necked-nightjar?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).