Caprimulgus indicus (Indian Jungle Nightjar)

Indian Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790

The Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species of nightjar found in India and Sri Lanka. 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. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
  Caprimulgus

Scientific:
Caprimulgus indicus

Citation:
Latham, 1790

Reference:
IndexOrn. p.588

Protonym:
Caprimulgus indicus

Avibase ID:
5FF1655990EF549E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5FF16559

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177964

Geographic range:

Caprimulgus indicus indicus: Peninsular India south of the Himalayas
Caprimulgus indicus kelaarti: Sri Lanka

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Indian Jungle Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de jungla
Czech:
lelek indický
Danish:
Asiatisk Natravn
German:
Dschungelnachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras de Jungla
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras de Jungla
Finnish:
harmaakehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de jungle
Croatian:
indijski leganj
Hungarian:
dzsungel lappantyú
Icelandic:
Naglfari
Italian:
Succiacapre grigio
Japanese (romaji):
janguruyotaka
Japanese:
ジャングルヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Džiunglinis lėlys
Dutch:
Junglenachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Indianatteramn
Norwegian:
Indianattravn
Polish:
lelek indyjski
Portuguese:
Noitibó-da-selva
Russian:
Большой козодой
Slovak:
lelek sivý
Swedish:
orientnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга великий
Chinese:
普通夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
普通夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Gray Nightjar (Jungle) ( Caprimulgus indicus indicus/kelaarti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Gray Nightjar (Jungle) ( Caprimulgus indicus indicus/kelaarti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Gray Nightjar (Jungle) ( Caprimulgus indicus indicus/kelaarti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Indian Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Jungle Nightjar ( Caprimulgus indicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus indicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Caprimulgus [indicus or jotaka] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Bengali: মেটে রাতচরা
Catalan: Enganyapastors de jungla
Czech: lelek indický
Danish: Asiatisk Natravn
German: Dschungelnachtschwalbe
English: Gray Nightjar (Jungle), Grey nightjar, Indian Jungle Nightjar, Jungle Nightjar
English (India): Jungle Nightjar (Indian Jungle Nightjar)
English (IOC): Jungle Nightjar
Spanish: Chotacabras de Jungla
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras de Jungla
Spanish (HBW): Jungle Nightjar
Estonian: ida-öösorr
Finnish: harmaakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de jungle, Engoulevent de la jungle, Engoulevent des Indes, Engoulevent indien, Engoulevent jotaka
Croatian: indijski leganj
Hungarian: dzsungel lappantyú
Indonesian: Burung Cabak Kelabu, Cabak Kelabu
Icelandic: Naglfari
Italian: Succiacapre grigio
Japanese (romaji): bunbo-chō, janguruyotaka, ka-sui-dori, namasu-tataki, yo-taka
Japanese: カスイドリ, ジャングルヨタカ, ナマスタタキ, ブンボチョウ, ヨタカ
Japanese (Kanji): 夜鷹, 怪鴟, 蚊吸い鳥, 蚊母鳥
Korean: 쏙독새
Korean (Transliteration): ssokdok-sae
Scientific: Caprimulgicus jotaka, Caprimulgus indicus, Caprimulgus indicus indicus, Caprimulgus indicus indicus/kelaarti, Caprimulgus jotaka, Caprimulgus jotaka jotaka
Lithuanian: Džiunglinis lėlys
Latvian: džungļu vakarlēpis
Malayalam: കാട്ടു രാച്ചുക്ക്, കാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക്
Mongolian: Лагс эргүү бор, Лагс эргүүбор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠ ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠪᠣᠷᠣ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Эргүү цахлай
Mongolian (Transliteration): ergüu tsаkhlаi, lags ergüü bor, lags ergüü-bor
Malay: Burung Tukang Hutan, Burung Tukang Kelabu
Dutch: Junglenachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indianatteramn
Norwegian: Indianattravn, Orientnattravn
Palauan: Chebacheb
Polish: lelek indyjski
Pinyin: guǐ-niǎo, pǔtōng yè-yīng, rìběn yè-yīng, tiē shù-pí, wén-mǔ-niǎo, yè yóu gē, yè-yàn, yè-yīng
Portuguese: Noitibó-da-selva
Russian: Большой козодой, Козодой большой
Slovak: lelek sivý
Swedish: Orientnattskärra
Tamil: Kattu Pakki
Thai: นกกะบ้าดง, นกตบยุงภูเขา
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-bâa doŋ, nók tòp-yuŋ pʰuu-kʰăw
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга великий
Vietnamese: Chim Cú muỗi Ấn Độ, Cú muỗi ấn độ
Chinese: *普通夜鹰, 丛林夜鹰, 夜游鸽, 夜燕, 夜鹰, 普通夜鹰, 蚊母鸟, 贴树皮, 鬼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 夜燕, 夜遊鴿, 夜鷹, 日本夜鹰, 普通夜鶯, 普通夜鷹, 蚊母鳥, 貼樹皮, 鬼鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 日本夜鷹, 普通夜鷹
Chinese (Taiwan): 日本夜鹰, 普通夜鹰