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Gray Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka · Species of bird
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Codes
grynig1, GRNI

About the Gray Nightjar

The grey nightjar is a species of nightjar found in East Asia, breeding from southeastern Russia south through China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan to northern Indochina and westward along the Himalayas. It is largely migratory, wintering in Indochina south to Java in Indonesia, but is resident in warmer areas in the south of its breeding range. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the jungle nightjar, its South Asian relative. The grey nightjar breeds and forages in early successional habitats surrounded by forests; its populations have declined since the 1970s in Japan. Like all nightjars, it is crepuscular to nocturnal, feeding on flying insects, including moths, beetles, flying ants, grasshoppers, and others.

Source: Wikipedia

Taxonomy & Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae)
SpeciesCaprimulgus jotaka
Species Codesgrynig1, GRNI

Frequently Asked Questions

What family does the Gray Nightjar belong to?

The Gray Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) belongs to the Nightjars and Allies family (Caprimulgidae), in the order Caprimulgiformes.

How can I identify the Gray Nightjar?

The grey nightjar is a species of nightjar found in East Asia, breeding from southeastern Russia south through China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan to northern Indochina and westward along the Himalayas. It is largely migratory, wintering in Indochina south to Java in Indonesia, but is resident in ...

Where can I report a Gray Nightjar sighting?

You can log sightings of Gray Nightjar on eBird (ebird.org) using species code grynig1, or on iNaturalist.