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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Jerdon's Nightjar* |
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Caprimulgus atripennis |
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Description (10)
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Jerdon's Nightjar
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Jerdon's Nightjar, Long-tailed Nightjar(!), Indian Long-tailed Nightjar, Ceylon Nightjar (aequabilis)
Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Size
28 cm
First Described (Guide)
Jerdon, 1845
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.
India, Sri Lanka.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (51)...)
Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) [XC73507]
by Ramit Singal from Tamhini Ghat, India (call)
Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) [XC311166]
by Ganesh R mandavkar from Bundala Ramsar Wetland, Sri Lanka (song)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus), Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis) and Sulawesi Nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis), and all were formerly considered conspecific.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- atripennis Jerdon, 1845 - Western Ghats (Kerala north to southern Maharashtra) and eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu north to Durgapur, West Bengal).
- aequabilis Ripley, 1945 - Sri Lanka.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Jerdons Nightjar see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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