Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) - HBW 5, p. 375

French: Engoulevent affin German: Savannennachtschwalbe Spanish: Chotacabras de Sabana
Other common names: Allied Nightjar; Franklin’s Nightjar (monticolus group)

Taxonomy: Caprimulgus affinis Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Races split into two distinct groups, formerly considered distinct species, but voice apparently identical: N populations, comprising first three races, form monticolus group; S populations, with remaining seven races, form affinis group. Birds from S Sulawesi may represent an undescribed taxon. Populations from NE India to Thailand formerly separated as race burmanicus. Ten subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

monticolus Franklin, 1831 - NE Pakistan and India E to Myanmar and S to Thailand, Cambodia and S Vietnam.
amoyensis Stuart Baker, 1931 - SE China and N Vietnam.
stictomus Swinhoe, 1863 - Taiwan.

See all 10 subspecies

monticolus Franklin, 1831 - NE Pakistan and India E to Myanmar and S to Thailand, Cambodia and S Vietnam.
amoyensis Stuart Baker, 1931 - SE China and N Vietnam.
stictomus Swinhoe, 1863 - Taiwan.
griseatus Walden, 1875 - Luzon, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Sibuyan, Negros and Cebu (N Philippines).
mindanensis Mearns, 1905 - Mindanao (SE Philippines).
affinis Horsfield, 1821 - Sumatra, Borneo and Java, E to Lombok and possibly S Sulawesi.
propinquus Riley, 1918 - Sulawesi (possibly except Macassar region on S peninsula).
undulatus Mayr, 1944 - Sumbawa, Komodo and Flores (W Lesser Sundas).
kasuidori Hachisuka, 1932 - Sawu and Sumba (C Lesser Sundas).
timorensis Mayr, 1944 - Alor, Timor, Roti and Kisar (E Lesser Sundas).