The grey nightjar or gray nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a species of nightjar found in East Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the jungle nightjar (C. indicus), its South Asian relative.[2] The grey nightjar, a nocturnal bird species, breeds and forages in early successional habitats surrounded bu forests; its populations have declined since the 1970s in Japan.[3]
Grey nightjar from the collections of World Museum.
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| Grey nightjar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| in Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. jotaka |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus jotaka | |
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus jotaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725702A94899999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725702A94899999.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Rasmussen, PC & JC Anderton 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.
- ^ Kawamura, Kazuhiro; Yamaura, Yuichi; Nakamura, Futoshi (2023-07-04). "Early successional habitats created through plantation harvesting benefit the Gray Nightjar ( Caprimulgus jotaka ): An 8-year survey in central Hokkaido, northern Japan". Journal of Forest Research. 28 (4): 289–296. doi:10.1080/13416979.2023.2195038. hdl:2115/91439. ISSN 1341-6979.
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