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Species
Least ConcernJungle Nightjar
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caprimulgus
- Image
- CaprimulgusIndicusWynaad3.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Caprimulgus indicus
- taxon name
- Caprimulgus indicus
- Commons gallery
- Caprimulgus indicus
- litter size
- 1.4
- egg incubation period
- 16
- taxon common name
- 普通夜鹰
- short name
- C. indicus
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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