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Grey Nightjar
Ben Lagasse (© Macaulay Library)

Grey Nightjar

also known as Gray Nightjar
Caprimulgus jotaka
BirdNET IDBN01984
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations815
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML158671671
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Description wikipedia

The grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka; also "gray" in some non-local literature) 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 (C. indicus), 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.

Translated Descriptions (8)

ar wikipedia
سبد رمادي (الاسم العلمي: Caprimulgus jotaka) هو نوع من جنس سبد.
de wikipedia
Die Graunachtschwalbe (Caprimulgus jotaka) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Nachtschwalben (Caprimulgidae). Sie wurde früher als konspezifisch mit der Dschungelnachtschwalbe angesehen, unterscheidet sich aber durch ihre Stimme. Sie kommt in Ostasien vor, in Bangladesch, auf den Großen Sundainseln, in Indien, Japan, Korea, auf der Malaiischen Halbinsel, in Myanmar, Pakistan, auf den Philippinen, in Sibirien und Südchina. Ihr Verbreitungs- und Brutgebiet umfasst offene buschbestandene und baumbewachsene Lebensräume.
es wikipedia
El chotacabras jotaka o chotacabras gris (Caprimulgus jotaka) es una especie de ave caprimulgiforme de la familia Caprimulgidae propia del este de Asia y el Himalaya. Anteriormente se consideró una subespecie del chotacablas de jungla (C. indicus), su pariente del sudeste asiático.​
fr wikipedia
L'Engoulevent jotaka (Caprimulgus jotaka) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Caprimulgidae, autrefois considéré comme conspécifique avec Caprimulgus indicus.
ja wikipedia
ヨタカ(夜鷹、蚊母鳥、学名:Caprimulgus indicus)は、鳥綱ヨタカ目ヨタカ科ヨタカ属に分類される鳥類。
nl wikipedia
De grijze nachtzwaluw (Caprimulgus jotaka) is een vogel uit de familie van de nachtzwaluwen (Caprimulgidae).
sv wikipedia
Kinesisk nattskärra (Caprimulgus jotaka) är en fågel i familjen nattskärror, fram tills nyligen behandlad som en del av djungelnattskärran (C. indicus).
zh wikipedia
普通夜鹰(学名:Caprimulgus jotaka),也称灰夜鷹,是夜鹰目夜鹰科的一种鸟类。

Common Names (56 locales)

af Grysnaguil
ar سبد رمادي
arz سبد رمادى
bg Сив козодой
bn Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
ca enganyapastors gris
cs lelek čínský
da Grå Junglenatravn
de Graunachtschwalbe
en Grey Nightjar
eo Griza kaprimulgo
es Chotacabras Yotaka
es_EC Chotacabras Yotaka
es_ES Chotacabras yotaka
es_MX Chotacabras Yotaka
fa شبگرد خاکستری
fr Engoulevent jotaka
ga Tuirne liath
gu Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
he תחמס גחמני אפור
hi Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
hr prugastokrili leganj
hu szürke lappantyú
id cabak kelabu
ja ヨタカ
kn Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
ko 쏙독새
lt Pilkasis lėlys
ml Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
mn Лагс эргүүбор
mr Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
ms Burung Tukang Kelabu
ne फुस्रो चैतेचरा
nl Grijze nachtzwaluw
no grånattravn
nv Naakʼidoolwoshii łibáhígíí
pl lelek mandżurski
pt gray nightjar
pt_PT Gray nightjar
ru Большой козодой
sk lelek jotaka
sr Sivi leganj
sv kinesisk nattskärra
ta சாம்பல் பக்கி
te Grey Nightjar (Eastern Jungle Nightjar)
th นกตบยุงภูเขา
tr Gri Çobanaldatan
uk Дрімлюга маньчжурський
zh 普通夜鹰
zh-CN 普通夜鹰
zh-cn 普通夜鹰
zh-hans 普通夜鹰
zh-hant 普通夜鷹
zh-hk 普通夜鷹
zh-tw 普通夜鷹
zh_TRA 普通夜鷹

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#367509
eBirdgrynig1
Macaulay Librarygrynig1
Xeno-CantoCaprimulgus jotaka
observation.org#72345
GBIF6101184
NCBI1463618
AvibaseCaprimulgus-jotaka
BirdLife22725702