Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) - HBW 5, p. 365
French: Engoulevent de Horsfield
German: Langschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Macruro
Other common names: Long-tailed Nightjar(!)
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Forms superspecies with C. atripennis, C. manillensis and C. celebensis, and all four were formerly considered conspecific. Race schlegelii includes possible races: schillmolleri (N Moluccas and W Papuan Is); obiensis (NC Moluccas); mesophanis (S Moluccas); oberholseri (W Lesser Sundas); kuehni (Kai and Tanimbar); yorki (Bismarck Archipelago to N Australia); and meeki (Louisiade Archipelago). In past, birds of SE Asia occasionally separated as race ambiguus, those of Hainan as race hainanus. Seven subsp.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Forms superspecies with C. atripennis, C. manillensis and C. celebensis, and all four were formerly considered conspecific. Race schlegelii includes possible races: schillmolleri (N Moluccas and W Papuan Is); obiensis (NC Moluccas); mesophanis (S Moluccas); oberholseri (W Lesser Sundas); kuehni (Kai and Tanimbar); yorki (Bismarck Archipelago to N Australia); and meeki (Louisiade Archipelago). In past, birds of SE Asia occasionally separated as race ambiguus, those of Hainan as race hainanus. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
Forms superspecies with C. atripennis, C. manillensis and C. celebensis, and all four were formerly considered conspecific. Race schlegelii includes possible races: schillmolleri (N Moluccas and W Papuan Is); obiensis (NC Moluccas); mesophanis (S Moluccas); oberholseri (W Lesser Sundas); kuehni (Kai and Tanimbar); yorki (Bismarck Archipelago to N Australia); and meeki (Louisiade Archipelago). In past, birds of SE Asia occasionally separated as race ambiguus, those of Hainan as race hainanus. Seven subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albonotatus Tickell, 1833 - NE Pakistan and N & E India E to Bhutan and Bangladesh.
- bimaculatus Peale, 1848 - NE India E to S China, and S to Sumatra and Riau Archipelago.
- andamanicus Hume, 1873 - Andaman Is (possibly absent from Little Andaman).
- albonotatus Tickell, 1833 - NE Pakistan and N & E India E to Bhutan and Bangladesh.
- bimaculatus Peale, 1848 - NE India E to S China, and S to Sumatra and Riau Archipelago.
- andamanicus Hume, 1873 - Andaman Is (possibly absent from Little Andaman).
- johnsoni Deignan, 1955 - SW Philippines (Palawan and probably Calamian Group).
- salvadorii Sharpe, 1875 - W & N Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah), including Labuan, Balambangan and Banguey and S Sulu Is.
- macrurus Horsfield, 1821 - Java and Bali.
- schlegelii A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Wallacea, New Guinea and New Britain to coastal N & NE Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A cryptic adult on its nest Locality Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp schlegelii)
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A bird immobile on a branch Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp albonotatus)
Stefan Behrens 2001 5 years ago 42 sec 3.7 -
A bird covered up on the ground Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp albonotatus)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 7 years ago 45 sec 3.7 -
A panoramic zoom of where a bird is camouflaged Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp albonotatus)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 7 years ago 10 sec 3.3 -
A bird on a branch Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp albonotatus)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 7 years ago 17 sec 2.7 -
one perched on fence post, at the back of a field, not quite in range of the spotlight or camera! Locality South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp andamanicus)
Martin Kennewell 25 December 2007 2 years ago 21 sec 1.4
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A bird hidden on the ground.
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp ssp albonotatus)
Jean Hupperetz 1 December 2004 3 years ago 4.4 -
Sitting
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Martin Hale 22 November 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A sitting bird. First photographic record for Gujarat state
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Vaibhav Mishra 25 December 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
Adult bird, seen from the side, camouflaged amongst tree litter on the ground. Scanned from a slide.
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp albonotatus )
Pia Öberg 3 February 1999 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird lying well concealed in the leaf litter
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 8 January 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Capture by mistnet, put the ring on his leg and release
Locality Vietnam (ssp Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus)
Quang Nguyen Hao 24 March 2010 1 year ago 2
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A bird before dawn Locality Lavege, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago
monicayhector 19 July 1992 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird calling at night. Locality Babar, Lesser Sundas
(ssp schlegelii)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
Two types of calls Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
(ssp albonotatus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1996 1 year ago 3
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