Grey nightjar

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Grey nightjar
in Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. jotaka
Binomial name
Caprimulgus jotaka
Gray Nightjar in Khonoma,Nagaland


The grey nightjar or gray nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a species of nightjar found in East Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the jungle nightjar (C. indicus), its South Asian relative.[2] The grey nightjar, a nocturnal bird species, breeds and forages in early successional habitats surrounded bu forests; its populations have declined since the 1970s in Japan.[3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus jotaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725702A94899999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725702A94899999.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, PC & JC Anderton 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.
  3. ^ Kawamura, Kazuhiro; Yamaura, Yuichi; Nakamura, Futoshi (2023-07-04). "Early successional habitats created through plantation harvesting benefit the Gray Nightjar ( Caprimulgus jotaka ): An 8-year survey in central Hokkaido, northern Japan". Journal of Forest Research. 28 (4): 289–296. doi:10.1080/13416979.2023.2195038. hdl:2115/91439. ISSN 1341-6979.


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