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Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus
Family
Nightjars and Allies
Order
Caprimulgiformes
Codes
grynig2, JUNI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCaprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars and Allies (Caprimulgidae)
SpeciesCaprimulgus indicus
Codesgrynig2, JUNI
Identification

The Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a member of the Nightjars and Allies family within the order Caprimulgiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grynig2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Nightjars and Allies
Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
Solomons Nightjar
Eurostopodus nigripennis
New Caledonian Nightjar
Eurostopodus exul
White-throated Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis
Diabolical Nightjar
Eurostopodus diabolicus
Papuan Nightjar
Eurostopodus papuensis
Jungle Nightjar photo
(c) Christian Artuso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Christian Artuso

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Caprimulgus indicus

Family: Nightjars and Allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes

eBird Code: grynig2