Hindu nightjar
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Hindu nightjar ( Caprimulgus asiaticus ) |
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The Hindu nightjar ( Caprimulgus asiaticus ) is a species of bird from the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae).
In the past, this species was sometimes thought of as a conspecific of the Madagascar nightjar .
It occurs in India , Pakistan , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Thailand and Indochina .
Their distribution area includes dry and humid deciduous forests , also bamboo forests, scrubland and light tree-lined, also stony areas, also near human dwellings and cultivated areas.
description
The Hindu nightjar is about the size of a pigeon at 23–29 cm and weighs between 40 and 46 g. It has short wings and a short tail, and the head is also relatively small. The upper side including the upper wing is predominantly gray with brown to black-brown stripes, the vertex has broad blackish stripes with red-brown borders. The neck band is easy to define. There are large white spots on the sides of the throat. There are black triangles on the shoulder feathers. In both sexes there are no white or only weak spots on the four hand wings . The two outer control feathers have wide white spots.
voice
The call of the male is described as a characteristic “chuk-chuk-chuk-chuk-kkk-roo”.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are distinguished:
- C. a. asiaticus Latham , 1790, nominate form - in
Southeast Pakistan and India to Myanmar, northern and southern Thailand and southern Indochina
- C. a. eidos J. L. Peters , 1940 - Sri Lanka
The following subspecies were also proposed:
- C. a. gurgaoni - Northwest India
- C. a. siamensis - Northern Thailand
Way of life
The food consists of insects flying at night such as moths , crickets, grasshoppers , beetles . Outside the breeding season, it also feeds on milkweed flowers.
The breeding season is between February and September, but mostly between April and May. The usually two pale pink to bright salmon-colored spotted or spotted eggs are laid directly on the ground without a nest and incubated by both parents.
Hazardous situation
The Hindu night swallow is not considered to be endangered ( Least Concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Avibase
- ↑ a b c d e 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 of Caprimulgus asiaticus in the Internet Bird Collection
