Indian Nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLittle Indian Nightjar, Common Indian Nightjar, Little Nightjar
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusCaprimulgus
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionse Pakistan to se Asia

Indian Nightjar bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Mike Prince
    India
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Shashikant S Naik
    India
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 4.
    Call, © Pronoy Baidya
    India
  • 5.
    Song, © vir joshi
    India
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 7.
    Song, © Sander Pieterse
    Thailand
  • 8.
    Call, © Pronoy Baidya
    India
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 10.
    Call, © Shailendra Patil
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Indian Nightjar

Indian Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticusse Pakistan through India to s Indochina-No
Caprimulgus asiaticus eidosSri Lanka-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansIndiese naguil
BasqueZata indiar
BelarusianІндыйскі ляляк
Bengaliহদচ঱ যাতচযা, দেশি রাতচরা
BulgarianИндийски козодой
Catalanenganyapastors de l'Índia
Chinese印度夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)印度夜鷹
Croatianogrličasti leganj
Czechlelek džunglový
DanishIndisk Natravn
DutchHindoenachtzwaluw, Hindoe-nachtzwaluw
EsperantoHinda kaprimulgo, Barata kaprimulgo
Estoniandžungli-öösorr
Finnishintiankehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent indien
FrisianHindudeislieper
GalicianNoiteboa indiana
GermanIndiennachtschwalbe, Hindunachtschwalbe
GreekIvδικό γιδoβύζι
Hungarianhindu lappantyú
IrishTuirne Indiach
ItalianSucciacapre indiano
Japaneseインドヨタカ
LatvianIndijas vakarlēpis
LithuanianIndijinis lelys, indinis lėlys
Malayalamനാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക്, നാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക് പളുങ്ങാപളുങ്ങി
Marathiरातवा
Nepaliचुक्चुके चैतेचरा
Norwegianbengalnattravn, Bengalnattravn
Norwegian NynorskBengalnatteramn
Polishlelek krótkoskrzydly, lelek krótkoskrzydły, Lelek hinduski
PortugueseNoitibó-da-ásia, noitibó-indiano
RomanianCaprimulg cu ceafă roşie
RussianИндийский козодой
SerbianIndijski leganj
Slovaklelek krpatý
SlovenianIndijska podhujka
SpanishChotacabras hindú, Chotacabra Hindú
Swedishindisk nattskärra
TamilChinna Pakki
Thaiนกตบยุงเล็ก, นกกะบ้า, นกตาฟาง
TurkishKızıl-enseli çobanaldatan, Hint Çobanaldatanı, kızıl enseli çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга індійський
VietnameseChim Cú muỗi Á châu, Á, Chim Cú muỗi Châu, Cú muỗi á châu
WelshTroellwr India