Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

Bengali: মেটে রাতচরা
Catalan: Enganyapastors gris
German: Graunachtschwalbe
English: Gray Nightjar, Grey Nightjar, Grey Nightjar (Grey)
English (India): Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
English (IOC): Grey Nightjar
Spanish: Chotacabras Jotaka
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Jotaka
Spanish (HBW): Gray Nightjar
French: Engoulevent jotaka, Engoulevent jotaka (jotaka)
Croatian: prugastokrili leganj
Indonesian: Cabak kelabu
Japanese (romaji): yotaka
Japanese: ヨタカ
Korean: 쏙독새
Scientific: Caprimulgus indicus jotaka, Caprimulgus jotaka, Caprimulgus jotaka [jotaka], Caprimulgus jotaka jotaka
Mongolian: Лагс эргүү бор
Nepali: फुस्रो चैतेचरा
Dutch: Grijze Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Orientnatteramn
Norwegian: orientnattravn
Polish: lelek mandżurski
Russian: Японский козодой 
Slovak: lelek jotaka
Swedish: kinesisk nattskärra
Thai: นกตบยุงภูเขา
Vietnamese: Cú muỗi Ấn Độ
Chinese: *普通夜鹰, 普通夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 普通夜鷹, 灰夜鷹