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 call

Engoulevent indien

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

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