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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Indian Nightjar* |
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Caprimulgus asiaticus |
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Description (10)
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Indian Nightjar
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Other Names (World)
Indian Nightjar, Common Indian Nightjar, Southern Common Indian Nightjar, Little Indian Nightjar
Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Size
23 - 24 cm
First Described (Guide)
Latham, 1790
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry shrubland and forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (B) (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (P), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Afghanistan.
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 (57)...)
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) [XC446859]
by Paul Bourdin from Thalambur, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India (call)
Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) [XC872956]
by Senehas Karunarathna from Bharuch (near Mota Vasna), Gujarat, India (song)
Subspecies
In past, sometimes considered conspecific with Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
- asiaticus Latham, 1790 - South-eastern Pakistan and India to southern Thailand and southern Indochina.
- eidos Peters, JL, 1940 - Sri Lanka.
- siamensis Meyer de Schauensee, 1934 - Northern Thailand.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Indian Nightjar see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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