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Caprimulgus Aegyptius Distr
''Caprimulgus'' is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. ''Caprimulgus'' is derived from the Latin ''capra'', "nanny goat", and ''mulgere'', "to milk", referring to an old myth that nightjars suck milk from goats. The common name "nightjar", first recorded in 1630, refers to the nocturnal habits of the bird, the second part of the name deriving from the distinctive churring song. ''Caprimulgus'' nightjars are found around Afro-Eurasia and Australasia, and like other nightjars they usually nest on the ground. They are mostly active in the late evening and early morning or at night, and feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. Some species, unusually for birds, perch along a branch, rather than across it, which helps to conceal them during the day. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-tailed Nightjar
The large-tailed nightjar (''Caprimulgus macrurus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species is a resident of the countries of Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. In Malaysia it is known to frequent cemeteries at night, hence its rather macabre common name ''burung tukang kubur'' ("graveyard nightjar"). References Gallery File:Large tailed Night I IMG 8079.jpg, at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. File:Large-tailed Nightjar female C. m. bimaculatus I IMG 9628.jpg, Female C. m. bimaculatus in Narendrapur near Kolkata, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Nightjar
The jungle nightjar (''Caprimulgus indicus'') is a species of nightjar found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is found mainly on the edge of forests where it is seen or heard at dusk. The taxonomy of this and related nightjars is complex and a range of treatments have been followed that cover this and several other nightjars in the Asian region. It was formerly called the grey nightjar or Indian jungle nightjar and sometimes included the East Asian grey nightjar (''C. jotaka'') as a subspecies. Description The jungle nightjar is about 21–24 cm long with the Sri Lankan population (ssp. ''kelaarti'') being smaller. Mostly grey with black streaks on the crown, it lacks a conspicuous wing patch which is rufous. The tail is greyish with well separated narrow black bars. The male has a white throat patch that is broken at the middle. The female has a rufous throat patch and submoustachial streaks. The usual call is a series of ''thacoo'' or ''chuck'' notes (at the rate of 5 ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulawesi Nightjar
The Sulawesi nightjar (''Caprimulgus celebensis'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on Sulawesi and the Sula Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. References Endemic birds of Sulawesi Caprimulgus Birds described in 1894 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{caprimulgiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Nightjar
The Philippine nightjar (''Caprimulgus manillensis'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its local names are ''kandarapa'' ( Tagalog) and ''tagolilong'' ( Cebuano). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. References Philippine nightjar Endemic birds of the Philippines Philippine nightjar Philippine nightjar The Philippine nightjar (''Caprimulgus manillensis'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its local names are ''kandarapa'' (Tagalog language, Tagalog) and ''tagolilong'' (Cebuano language, Cebu ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Caprimulgiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaman Nightjar
The Andaman nightjar (''Caprimulgus andamanicus'') is a species of nightjar found in the Andaman Islands. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the large-tailed nightjar The large-tailed nightjar (''Caprimulgus macrurus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species is a reside ..., however the song and morphology are distinct.Rasmussen, P. C. & J. C. Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions The species is found in most of the islands in the Andamans and calls suggest it may be possible in the Narcondam Island as well. It is said to be common in teak forest and open country with scattered trees. The call is a ''tyuk'' lacking the following tremolo that is heard in the large-tailed nightjar and more rapidly repeated. References Andaman nightjar Birds of the Andaman Islands Anda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mees's Nightjar
Mees's nightjar (''Caprimulgus meesi'') is a member of the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae) described as new to science in 2004. It is a representative of the large-tailed nightjar complex found on Flores and Sumba, Indonesia. Previously unrecognised as a separate taxon due to its lack of morphological distinctness, Sangster and Rozendaal (2004) described this new species on the basis of its vocalisations, which differ significantly from those of the large-tailed nightjar races resident on other islands in the Lesser Sundas. The species is named after Gerlof Mees, former curator of the Natural History Museum, Leiden Naturalis Biodiversity Center ( nl, Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis) is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Altho .... References * Sangster, G. and F. Rozendaal (2004''Territorial songs and species-level taxonomy of nightjars of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's nightjar (''Caprimulgus atripennis'') is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like a wooden plank being beaten periodically with each note ending in a quaver. The common name commemorates Thomas C. Jerdon who described the species. Taxonomy Thomas C. Jerdon first described this species in an annotation to his 1845 treatment of the jungle nightjar (''C. indicus'') in the ''Illustrations of Indian ornithology''. Subsequently, it was sometimes lumped again with ''C. macrurus'', but the co-occurrence of this form and large-tailed nightjar ''C. macrurus'' without interbreeding in the northeast of the Indian peninsula was noted in 1987 suggesting their distinctness. It has since been reaffirmed as a full species based on studies on vocalization. The subspecies in Sri Lanka is ''C. a. aequabilis''. Jerdon's type local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Nightjar
The golden nightjar (''Caprimulgus eximius'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Sahel region in northern Sub-Saharan Africa. Description The golden nightjar is a distinctively coloured, smallish nightjar which measures 23–25 cm in length. When at rest the golden nightjar appears large headed and the upperparts and wing coverts are tawny buff marked with greyish-white, dark brown edged and speckled, square shaped spots. It has a large whitish patch on its throat, the upper breast is similarly marked to the upperparts but this fades towards the unmarked tawny-buff lower breast and belly. In flight it shows a large white spot towards the tips of the wings and in poor light it appears very pale. Both sexes are alike. Voice The Golden nightjar's song is low pitched churr which may last quite a long time and is delivered at dawn and dusk from the ground. Distribution The golden nightjar occurs from northern Senegal and Mauritania in the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nubian Nightjar
The Nubian nightjar (''Caprimulgus nubicus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and .... Description The Nubian nightjar is 20–22 cm long. It is a nocturnal species, known for its large eyes and beak, which help it hunt at night. The bird resembles the Moorish nightjar, but is smaller, has a shorter tail and blunt wings compared to the ̺Moorish nightjar. Another characteristic feature is a red-brown band over the neck. The white wing spots are not further away from the wing tips than other types of nightjars. ''et al.'', 1999. ANWB Vogelgids van Europa, Tirion, Baarn. The Nubian nightjar (Caprimulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykes's Nightjar
The Sykes's nightjar, Sykes' nightjar, Sind nightjar or Sindh nightjar (''Caprimulgus mahrattensis'') is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia. The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS (25 January 1790 – 16 June 1872) was an English naturalist who served with the British military in India and was specifically known for his work with the Indian Army as a politician, Indologist and ornitholog ..., who served with the British military in India. References Sykes's nightjar Birds of Afghanistan Birds of Pakistan Taxa named by William Henry Sykes Sykes's nightjar {{caprimulgiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Nightjar
The Egyptian nightjar (''Caprimulgus aegyptius'') is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa. This is a fairly common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats apart from habitat destruction, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Etymology The genus name ''Caprimulgus'' is derived from the Latin ''capra'', "nanny goat", and ''mulgere'', "to milk", referring to an old myth that nightjars suck milk from goats. The specific ''aegyptius'' is Latin for ''Egyptian''.". The common name "nightjar", first recorded in 1630, refers to the nocturnal habits of the bird, the second part of the name deriving from the distinctive churring song. Description The variegated plumage is much paler than the European nightjar. The adult is sand-colours, barred and streaked with buff and brown. The under parts are sandy or whitish. It is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
The rufous-cheeked nightjar (''Caprimulgus rufigena'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is an intra-African migrant that breeds in the south of its range. It spends the non-breeding season in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Chad and Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, the D.R.C. and western Central African Republic. During the southern hemisphere summer it is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... Races * ''C. r. rufigena'' – breeds mainly in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia * ''C. r. damarensis'' – breeds mainly in Botswana, Namibia and Angola References External links * Rufous-cheeked nightjar Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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