Nightjars

Indian Nightjar

Caprimulgus asiaticus

The Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) is a 42 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Nightjars

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Weight

42 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam.

Where to see it: Yala National Park (General) (Sri Lanka); Bagan (Myanmar); Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary ಅಂಕಸಮುದ್ರ ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ (India); Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) (India); Rishi Valley · School Campus (India).

Photo: (c) Hopeland, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist