Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
About the Jungle Nightjar
The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species of nightjar found in the Indian subcontinent. 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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 34 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-SA · 14 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in India, Taiwan (China) in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusrecording
- Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisrecording
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusrecording
- Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisrecording
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusrecording
- Mees's NightjarCaprimulgus meesirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.