Maharajan night swallow
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Maharajan nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis ) |
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The Maharajan nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis ) is a species of bird from the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae).
It occurs in southern India and Sri Lanka .
It used to be considered a subspecies of the dragged nightjar.
Their distribution area includes all types of forest and wooded habitats .
description
The Maharajan night swallow is 25–27 cm tall, the male weighs around 55 g. The top is mottled gray-brown light brown and striped black-brown. The vertex is gray-brown, a wide throat patch is white in the male. The tips of the tail feathers are flat white.
voice
The call of the male is introduced as a repeated, flowing “ow-rrrr”, often introduced by lower “grog” sounds such as hitting wood and ending with a trill.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- C. a. atripennis Jerdon , 1845, nominate form - Indian peninsula in the Western Ghats ( Goa south to Kerala ) and Eastern Ghats ( Odisha south to Tamil Nadu )
- C. a. aequabilis Ripley , 1945 - Sri Lanka
Way of life
The food consists of insects ( beetles , grasshoppers , moths and termites ), which are caught in a dive.
The breeding season is between March and July in India, between February and May and August and September in Sri Lanka. The eggs are laid directly on the ground without a nest.
Hazardous situation
The maharajan night swallow is not considered to be endangered ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Avibase
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ R. Grimmett, C. Inskipp, T. Inskipp and C. Byers: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. 1999 Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ ISBN 0-691-04910-6
- ↑ IOC World Bird List frogmouths, oilbird, potoos, nightjars
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Caprimulgus atripennis in the Internet Bird Collection
- eBird
