• Synonyms Indian lonf-tailed nightjar, Ceylon Nightjar, Indian Long-tailed Nightjar

Jerdon's Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 3.
    Song, © Sandeep Chakraborty
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 5.
    Call, © Pankaj Lad
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Ankit Vikrant
    India
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 9.
    Call, © Sushant more
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Jerdon's Nightjar

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion s, e India and Sri Lanka

Jerdon's Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilisSri Lanka-No
Caprimulgus atripennis atripenniss India-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors de Jerdon, Enganyapastors maharaja
Chinese印度长尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)則東氏夜鷹
Croatiansivorepi leganj
Czechlelek malovaný, Lelek cernoocasý
DanishGhatnatravn
DutchIndische Nachtzwaluw
EsperantoSudbarata kaprimulgo
Estoniandraviidi öösorr
Finnishintianpyrstökehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent de Jerdon
GalicianNoiteboa maraxá
GermanHorsfield-Nachtschwalbe, Maharadscha-Nachtschwalbe, Maharadschanachtschwalbe
Hungarianmaharadzsa lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre indiano codalunga, Succiacapre di Franklin, Succiacapre di Jerdon
Japaneseインドオビロヨタカ, オビロヨタカ
LatvianDžerdona vakarlēpis
LithuanianDžerdono lėlys
Malayalamരാചൗങ്ങൻ
Norwegianyamanattravn
Norwegian NynorskYamanatteramn
Polishlelek ozdobny
Portuguesenoitibó-marajá
RussianЧернокрылый козодой, Шри-Ланкийский козодой
SerbianDžerdonov leganj
Slovaklelek tmavokrídly
SpanishChotacabras marajá, Chotacabra de Cola Larga Hindú
SwedishJerdonnattskärra, ghatsnattskärra
TamilNeendavaal Pakki
TurkishJerdon Çobanaldatanı
Ukrainianдрімлюга бенгальський
WelshTroellwr cynffonhir India