Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus - Engoulevent indien

Engoulevent indien
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Caprimulgus

  • Species
    :

    asiaticus

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 24 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 40 à 46 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Engoulevent indien
Engoulevent indien
adult plum. breeding

Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus (se Pakistan through India to s Indochina)
  • Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos (Sri Lanka)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent indien,
  • Chotacabras hindú,
  • noitibó-indiano,
  • Indiennachtschwalbe,
  • hindu lappantyú,
  • Hindoenachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre indiano,
  • indisk nattskärra,
  • Bengalnattravn,
  • lelek krpatý,
  • lelek džunglový,
  • Indisk Natravn,
  • intiankehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors de l'Índia,
  • lelek krótkoskrzydły,
  • Indijas vakarlēpis,
  • Индийский козодой,
  • インドヨタカ,
  • 印度夜鹰,
  • นกตบยุงเล็ก,
  • 印度夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Engoulevent indien
adult

Habitat

Engoulevent indien

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Engoulevent indien
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