Swamp nightjar

{{short description|Species of bird in the nightjar family}}

{{speciesbox

| image = CaprimulgusAccraeGronvold.jpg

| image_caption = Caprimulgus natalensis accrae

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Caprimulgus natalensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T22689972A93254255 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689972A93254255.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Caprimulgus

| species = natalensis

| authority = Smith, 1845

| synonyms =

}}

The swamp nightjar or Natal nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family found in Africa.