Grey Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka - Engoulevent jotaka

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Caprimulgus

  • Species
    :

    jotaka

Descriptor

Temminck Schlegel, 1845

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 38 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 61 à 108 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Caprimulgus jotaka jotaka (se Siberia to Japan, Korea and e China)
  • Caprimulgus jotaka hazarae (ne Pakistan through the Himalayas to ne India, Myanmar, s China and the Malay Pen.)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent jotaka,
  • Chotacabras jotaka,
  • noitibó-jotaca,
  • Graunachtschwalbe,
  • Grijze Nachtzwaluw,
  • kinesisk nattskärra,
  • Orientnattravn,
  • lelek jotaka,
  • Grå Junglenatravn,
  • enganyapastors gris,
  • lelek mandżurski,
  • Японский козодой ,
  • Cabak kelabu,
  • ヨタカ,
  • 普通夜鹰,
  • นกตบยุงภูเขา,
  • 灰夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

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