Jungle Nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGray Nightjar (Jungle), Indian Jungle Nightjar, Grey nightjar
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus jotaka, Caprimulgicus jotaka
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusCaprimulgus
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionIndia and Sri Lanka

Jungle Nightjar bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Mandar Bhagat
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © Pankaj Lad
    India
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Andrew Mascarenhas
    India
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Omkar Dharwadkar
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Mascarenhas
    India
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 9.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 10.
    Call, © Andrew Mascarenhas
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Jungle Nightjar

Jungle Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caprimulgus indicus indicusc, s India-No
Caprimulgus indicus kelaartiSri Lanka-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniböyük keçisağan
BelarusianВялiкi ляляк
Bengaliহভমট যাতচযা, মেটে রাতচরা
Catalanenganyapastors de jungla
Chinese夜燕, 夜游鸽, 丛林夜鹰, 夜鹰, 普通夜鹰, *普通夜鹰, 蚊母鸟, 贴树皮, 鬼鸟
Chinese (Traditional)貼樹皮, 鬼鳥, 夜燕, 日本夜鹰, 夜遊鴿, 普通夜鷹, 蚊母鳥, 普通夜鶯, 夜鷹
Chuvashпысăк тур качаки
Croatianindijski leganj
Czechlelek indický
DanishAsiatisk Natravn
DutchJunglenachtzwaluw
EsperantoĜangala kaprimulgo
Estonianida-öösorr
Finnishharmaakehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent de la jungle, Engoulevent indien, Engoulevent jotaka (de la jungle), Engoulevent de jungle, Engoulevent jotaka, Engoulevent des Indes
GalicianNoiteboa da selva
GermanDschungelnachtschwalbe
Hungariandzsungel lappantyú
IcelandicNaglfari
IndonesianCabak Kelabu, Burung Cabak Kelabu
IrishTuirne na dufaire
ItalianSucciacapre della giungla, Succiacapre grigio
Japaneseジャングルヨタカ, カスイドリ, ヨタカ, ナマスタタキ, ブンボチョウ
Kazakhүлкен тентекқұс
Korean쏙독새
Latviandžungļu vakarlēpis
Lithuaniandžiunglinis lėlys
MalayBurung Tukang Hutan, Burung Tukang Kelabu
Malayalamകാട്ടു രാച്ചുക്ക്, കാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക്
MongolianЛагс эргүү бор, Лагс эргүүбор, эргүүборынхон
NorwegianOrientnattravn, indianattravn, Indianattravn
Norwegian NynorskIndianatteramn
Polishlelek indyjski
Portuguesenoitibó-da-selva
RussianБольшой козодой, Джунглевый козодой, Козодой большой
SerbianPrašumski leganj
Slovaklelek sivý
SlovenianIndijska podhujka
SpanishChotacabras de jungla
Swedishdjungelnattskärra, Orientnattskärra
TamilKattu Pakki
Thaiนกกะบ้าดง, นกตบยุงภูเขา
TurkishDoğu Çobanaldatanı
Ukrainianдрімлюга великий
VietnameseChim Cú muỗi Ấn Độ, Cú muỗi ấn độ
WelshTroellwr jyngl Asia