Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
27 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hume, 1873

Habitat
Margins of rainforests, monsoon and vine forests, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Andaman Island.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Nocturnal flying insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus) [XC341291]
by Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) from Chidiya Tapu (KM2), South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (song)

Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus) [XC369069]
by Edward Vercruysse from Road to Chidya Tapu, South Andaman County, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (song)

Nest
None. The eggs are laid directly on the bare ground.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus) - 2 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Andaman Nightjar see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Andaman Nightjar

If you would like to read any articles about the Andaman Nightjar...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Andaman Nightjar

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Andaman Nightjar or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (0)

No Videos of Andaman Nightjar

If Birdpedia has no videos of Andaman Nightjar or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)