Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus - Engoulevent de Horsfield

Systematics

Order
:
Caprimulgiformes
Family
:
Caprimulgidés
Genus
:
Caprimulgus
Species
:
macrurus

Descriptor

Horsfield, 1821

Biometrics

Size
: 29 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 55 à 78 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus (Java and Bali)
Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatus (ne Pakistan through n India to Bhutan and Bangladesh)
Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus (ne India and s China through Southeast Asia and Malay Pen., Sumatra)
Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii (Borneo and s Sulu Is.)
Caprimulgus macrurus johnsoni (s Philippines)
Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii (Lesser Sundas and Moluccas, New Guinea to n and ne Australia)

Foreign names

Engoulevent de Horsfield,
Chotacabras macruro,
noitibó-de-cauda-larga,
Langschwanz-Nachtschwalbe,
szélesfarkú lappantyú,
Horsfields Nachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre codalarga,
bredstjärtad nattskärra,
Hamrenattravn,
lelek veľkochvostý,
lelek indomalajský,
Orientalsk Natravn,
pitkäpyrstökehrääjä,
enganyapastors de Horsfield,
lelek paskogłowy,
Козодой Хорсфильда,
Cabak maling,
オビロヨタカ,
长尾夜鹰,
นกตบยุงหางยาว,
長尾夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens