Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Caprimulgus
eBird Code
indnig1

Vocalizations

Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0
Utain Pummarin · CC0_1_0
Utain Pummarin · CC0_1_0
Utain Pummarin · CC0_1_0
SAMEER KULKARNI · CC_BY_4_0
Malaika M. C. · CC_BY_4_0
Firos AK · CC_BY_4_0
Utain Pummarin · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus

    southeastern Pakistan and India eastward to western Myanmar, Thailand, and southern Indochina

  • Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos

    Sri Lanka

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.