| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
''Caprimulgus macrurus'' has ten subspecies. | ''Caprimulgus macrurus'' has ten subspecies. | ||
| − | Andaman Nightjar ''Caprimulgus andamanicus'' has been split | + | Andaman Nightjar ''Caprimulgus andamanicus'' has been split from this species by some authorities (Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004; Clements, 2007; Gill & Wright, 2008). |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 30 July 2008
Includes Andaman Nightjar
- Caprimulgus macrurus
Identification
10–13 in (25–33 cm); 1.9–2.7 oz (55–78 g). Grey brown, black brown, and buff. Sexually dimorphic.
Distribution
Southern Asia, northeast Pakistan, East Indies to northern and eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
Caprimulgus macrurus has ten subspecies.
Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus has been split from this species by some authorities (Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004; Clements, 2007; Gill & Wright, 2008).
Habitat
Open forests, woodland, scrub, and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects.
An unlined nest is made on ground and 2 pale cream, brown spotted eggs are laid. Incubation by female lasts 21–22 days; fledging period is about three weeks.
References
Sangster, G. and Rozendaal, F. G. (2004) Systematics on Asian birds, 41. Territorial songs and species-level taxonomy of nightjars of the Caprimulgus macrurus complex, with description of a new species. Zool. Verh. 350: 7-45.
