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[[Image:Savanna_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MountainMan|MountainMan}}<br />Changi Cove, [[Singapore]]]] | [[Image:Savanna_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MountainMan|MountainMan}}<br />Changi Cove, [[Singapore]]]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category:Caprimulgus|Caprimulgus]] affinis | + | ;[[Category:Caprimulgus]] [[:Category:Caprimulgus|Caprimulgus]] affinis |
'''Includes Franklin's Nightjar''' | '''Includes Franklin's Nightjar''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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From [[Large-tailed Nightjar]] by the slimmer appearance and short tail and lacking the bold markings on the upperparts of the former. | From [[Large-tailed Nightjar]] by the slimmer appearance and short tail and lacking the bold markings on the upperparts of the former. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | The [[India]] subcontinent east to south [[China]], Southeast [[Asia]] to the Greater and Lesser Sundas, [[Sulawesi | + | The [[India]] subcontinent east to south [[China]], Southeast [[Asia]] to the Greater and Lesser Sundas, and [[Sulawesi]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies | + | Formerly included [[Chirruping Nightjar]]. |
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| + | Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]: | ||
*''C. a. monticolus'': | *''C. a. monticolus'': | ||
| − | :*North-eastern [[Pakistan]] to [[India]], [[Myanmar]], southern [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]] | + | :*North-eastern [[Pakistan]] to [[India]], [[Myanmar]], southern [[Thailand]], (possibly northernmost [[Malaysia]]), [[Cambodia]], and [[Vietnam]] (except northern) |
*''C. a. amoyensis'': | *''C. a. amoyensis'': | ||
:*South-eastern [[China]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*South-eastern [[China]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
*''C. a. stictomus'': | *''C. a. stictomus'': | ||
:*[[Taiwan]] | :*[[Taiwan]] | ||
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*''C. a. affinis'': | *''C. a. affinis'': | ||
| − | :*Greater and [[Lesser Sundas]] | + | :*Southern [[Malay Peninsula]] including [[Singapore]], as well as [[Greater Sundas|Greater]] and [[Lesser Sundas]] |
*''C. a. propinquus'': | *''C. a. propinquus'': | ||
:*North-central and southern [[Sulawesi]] | :*North-central and southern [[Sulawesi]] | ||
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:*Central [[Lesser Sundas]] (Sumba and Sawu) | :*Central [[Lesser Sundas]] (Sumba and Sawu) | ||
*''C. a. timorensis'': | *''C. a. timorensis'': | ||
| − | :*Eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Alor, Timor, | + | :*Eastern [[Lesser Sundas]] (Alor, Timor, Rote and Kisar) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrub, open country, grassland with open stoney patches. (Favourite nesting sites.) | Scrub, open country, grassland with open stoney patches. (Favourite nesting sites.) | ||
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A harsh rasping high-pitch CHWEEZ uttered both in flight and at rest. | A harsh rasping high-pitch CHWEEZ uttered both in flight and at rest. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Caprimulgus | + | {{GSearch|"Caprimulgus affinis" {{!}} "Savanna Nightjar" {{!}} "Franklin's Nightjar" -mongolus}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 16 December 2023
- Caprimulgus affinis
Includes Franklin's Nightjar
Identification
Plumage greyish brown with fine blackish mottles on upper parts.
Male: From all nightjars by all white outer tail feathers.Has white patchs on the wings.
Female: Entire tail greyish brown with buff wing patch.
Similar Species
From Large-tailed Nightjar by the slimmer appearance and short tail and lacking the bold markings on the upperparts of the former.
Distribution
The India subcontinent east to south China, Southeast Asia to the Greater and Lesser Sundas, and Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
Formerly included Chirruping Nightjar.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- C. a. monticolus:
- C. a. amoyensis:
- C. a. stictomus:
- C. a. affinis:
- Southern Malay Peninsula including Singapore, as well as Greater and Lesser Sundas
- C. a. propinquus:
- North-central and southern Sulawesi
- C. a. undulatus:
- Western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Komodo and Flores)
- C. a. kasuidori:
- Central Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Sawu)
- C. a. timorensis:
- Eastern Lesser Sundas (Alor, Timor, Rote and Kisar)
Habitat
Scrub, open country, grassland with open stoney patches. (Favourite nesting sites.)
Behaviour
Usualy solitary but small parties of three or four may hawk for insects together. Very vocal in flight,which is swifter and more erratic than Large-tailed Nightjar. Often seen sitting on tracks at dusk.
Vocalisation
A harsh rasping high-pitch CHWEEZ uttered both in flight and at rest.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Savanna Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Savanna_Nightjar
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
