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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Caprimulgus

Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Caprimulgus

Vocalizations

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

Subspecies (2)

  • Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus

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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.