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  • Synonyms Sykes' Nightjar, Sykes‘ nightjar, Sind Nightjar

Sykes's Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, hisssing call, © vir joshi
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © Desmond Allen
    India
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Sven Normant
    Oman
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Sykes's Nightjar

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion se Iran, s Afghanistan, sub-Himalayan Pakistan and far w India
  • Non breeding region to nc India

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSindnaguil
Bengali঳ািআম􀇙য যাতচযা
BulgarianСикесов козодой
Catalanenganyapastors de Sykes
Chinese塞氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)塞克氏夜鷹
Croatianafganistanski leganj
Czechlelek sindhský
DanishØstlig Ørkennatravn
DutchSindnachtzwaluw, Sykes-nachtzwaluw, Sykes' Nachtzwaluw
EsperantoSinda kaprimulgo, Maharata kaprimulgo
Estonianbelutši öösorr, Belutði öösorr
Finnishsindinkehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent de Sykes
FrisianSind-deislieper
GalicianNoiteboa de Sykes
GermanSindnachtschwalbe, Sykes-Nachtschwalbe, Pakistannachtschwalbe, Sykesnachtschwalbe
GreekΓιδoβύζι τoυ Sykes
Hebrewתחמס חיוור
HungarianSykes-lappantyú
IrishTuirne sadhaice
ItalianSucciacapre di Sykes
Japaneseウスイロヨタカ
Latviandūkainais vakarlēpis
LithuanianSaikso lėlys, Persinis lelys
Nepaliचैतेचरा
Norwegiansindnattravn
Norwegian NynorskSindnatteramn
Persianشبگرد بلوچی
Polishlelek piaskowy
Portuguesenoitibó-de-sykes, Noitibó–de-sykes
RomanianCaprimulgul lui Sykes
RussianКозодой Сайкса, Синдский козодой
SerbianSajksov leganj, Sindski leganj
Slovaklelek kotvičkový
SlovenianSindska podhujka
SpanishChotacabras Mahratta, Chotacabra de Sykes, Chotacabras de Mahratta
Swedishsindnattskärra
TurkishMaharaştra Çobanaldatanı, ılgın çobanaldatanı, İlgın çobanaldatanı, Ilgın çobanaldatanı
Ukrainianдрімлюга пакистанський
WelshTroellwr Sykes