Jungle nightjar
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Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus ) |
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The jungle nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus ) is a species of bird in the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae). In the English-speaking world, it is also known as Indian Jungle Nightjar , Indian Nightjar or sometimes together with the East Asian species Caprimulgus Jotaka as Gray Nightjar .
It occurs in Bangladesh , India and Sri Lanka .
description
The jungle nightjar is 21 to 29 cm tall and weighs between 60 and 108 g, the female is slightly heavier. The nightjar is medium-sized, has long wings and a long tail, and the head is also relatively large. The upper side including the upper wing is uniformly gray to gray-brown with distinct black spots. The vertex is very distinctive with black teardrop-like stripes, the shoulder feathers clearly but irregularly marked in black. In the male, the throat shows a large white throat spot, there are no or small white spots on three to four hand wings that are missing in the female or are reddish-brown in color. The control feathers except the innermost have a white tip that turns gray in the male.
voice
The call of the male is described as a slow, steady knocking, loud “chunk, chunk, chunk” that can be heard all night during the breeding season
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are distinguished:
- C. i. indicus Latham , 1790, nominate form - Indian peninsula south of the Himalayas from eastern Rajasthan to Bihar and Odisha
- C. i. kelaarti Blyth , 1851 - Sri Lanka
Way of life
The population is mainly forests , areas with wood or trees , open forest areas and bamboo forests , preferably on the edge of the forest. The food consists mostly of flying insects .
The breeding season is between March and May in India, late February to August in southern India, and between February and July in Sri Lanka. The usually two white, gray or gray-brown spotted eggs are laid directly on the ground without a nest and incubated by both parents.
Hazardous situation
The jungle nightjar is not considered to be endangered ( Least Concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Avibase
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ^ A b S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Caprimulgus indicus in the Internet Bird Collection
