Scientific Name: Caprimulgus asiaticus Common Name: Indian Nightjar
Identifying Features: small bird, short-tailed with white corners to the tail, white patches on side of throat, dark eyes with light eye ring.
Fun Facts:
- It is differentiated from Sykes’s nightjar by the dark undertail and from Jerdon’s nightjar by the shorter tail and white patches on the sides of the throat.
- Nightjars are most active, and mostly feed, near dawn and dusk.
- No nest is made; the two beautifully marbled creamy pink eggs are placed upon the bare ground.
This image was clicked by Thimindu Goonatillake – via Flickr.
Where have you seen this bird? Let us know in the comments below. You can also share a photo of this bird clicked by you by sending it to birdwatcher@delhigreens.org
