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The star-spotted nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in central Ethiopia, northern and northwestern Kenya and southern South Sudan. Star-spotted nightjar tend to inhabit low-altitude and dry habitats such as the lava-strewn fields, stony or sandy semi-deserts, dwarf grassland as well as open bushland. Star-spotted nightjar share physical similarity with Plain nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) as they are both small to medium sized with proportionately large heads. Except the star-spotted nightjar have distinct white patch on its throat separated by dark line and corner of its tails.
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