Nightjars
Grey Nightjar
Caprimulgus jotaka
The Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a 92 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.
- Family
- Nightjars
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Weight
- 92 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 20
Recorded in India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Bhutan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Russia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Dem. Rep. Korea, MO.
Where to see it: Hyangsan (Dem. Rep. Korea); Mount Victoria (Myanmar); Munsu Dong Hill (Dem. Rep. Korea); Luagan Lalak (Brunei Darussalam); Deo Nui San pass (Vietnam).
Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist