Grey nightjar

Grey nightjar
	in Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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; Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

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]

Grey nightjar from the collections of World Museum.

References

^ 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.

[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] 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.

[2] Rasmussen, PC & JC Anderton 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions.

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