Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis) - HBW 5, p. 366
French: Engoulevent de Jerdon
German: Maharadschanachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Marajá
Other common names: Long-tailed Nightjar(!), Indian Long-tailed Nightjar; Ceylon Nightjar (aequabilis)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, 1845, Eastern Ghats, India.
Forms superspecies with C. macrurus, C. manillensis and C. celebensis, and all four were formerly considered conspecific. Occasionally treated as monotypic. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- atripennis Jerdon, 1845 - Western Ghats (Kerala N to S Maharashtra) and Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu N to Durgapur, West Bengal).
- aequabilis Ripley, 1945 - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, singing at night. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp atripennis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a branch at night, getting alert and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp atripennis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 3.4
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Adult male perched on a branch close to the ground at the temple of Tamdi Surla, Western Ghats. Scanned from a slide.
Locality Mahadev Temple, North Goa District, Goa, India (ssp atripennis )
Pia Öberg 16 December 2003 23 weeks ago 3.2 -
Adult male on the ground, seen front-on at the temple Tamdi Surla, Western Ghats. Scanned from a slide.
Locality North Goa District, Goa, India (ssp atripennis)
Pia Öberg 16 December 2003 23 weeks ago 3.2
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