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Sykes's Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, WH 1832

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Sykes's Nightjar - Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sven Normant 2025-02-01 Muntasar Oasis, Dhofar Governorate, Muqshin (Oman) (130 m) flight call -

low frequency call seems to be from Sykes nightjar, both species fed together on insects

 977385
xeno-canto.org
Sykes's Nightjar - Caprimulgus mahrattensis vir joshi 2014-01-23 Saldi, Amreli, Gujarat, Amreli (India) (100 m) alarm call, hisssing call -

i was very close in full dark just 1 feet

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 176135
xeno-canto.org
Sykes's Nightjar - Caprimulgus mahrattensis Desmond Allen 03-01-1997 Harike, Punjab, India (India) (? m) call (B) - single daytime 'chuck' calls 79463
xeno-canto.org

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