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Jungle nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790

LCLeast Concernbirds

The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species in the family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh 86.5 g to 97 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
Photo: Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jungle nightjar

Weight
86.5 g – 97 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
17 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the jungle nightjar

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Jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the jungle nightjar live?

Not recorded

What is the jungle nightjar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species of nightjar found in the Indian subcontinent. It is found mainly on the edge of forests where it is seen or heard at dusk. The taxonomy of this and related nightjars is complex and a range of treatments have been followed that cover this and several other nightjars in the Asian region. It was formerly called the grey nightjar or Indian jungle nightjar and sometimes included the East Asian grey nightjar (C. jotaka) as a subspecies.

From the Wikipedia article “Jungle nightjar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle_nightjar&oldid=1357353460), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the jungle nightjar endangered?

The jungle nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the jungle nightjar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyCaprimulgidae
  6. genusCaprimulgus
  7. SpeciesCaprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Gray nightjarEnglish
  • Grey nightjarEnglish
  • Indian jungle nightjarEnglish
  • enganyapastors de junglaCatalan
  • Кого шырлачыMari
  • lelek indickýCzech
  • troellwr jyngl AsiaWelsh
  • Asiatisk NatravnDanish
  • DschungelnachtschwalbeGerman
  • Dschungel-NachtschwalbeGerman
  • ĝangala kaprimulgoEsperanto
  • Chotacabras de junglaSpanish
  • ida-öösorrEstonian
  • harmaakehrääjäFinnish
  • Engoulevent de jungleFrench
  • engoulevent de la jungleFrench
  • Engoulevent des IndesFrench
  • Tuirne na dufaireIrish
  • indijski leganjCroatian
  • dzsungel lappantyúHungarian
  • Cabak KelabuIndonesian
  • Succiacapre grigioItalian
  • ジャングルヨタカJapanese
  • 인도쏙독새Korean
  • džiunglinis lėlysLithuanian
  • džungļu vakarlēpisLatvian
  • കാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക്Malayalam
  • OrientnattravnNorwegian Bokmål
  • JunglenachtzwaluwDutch
  • indianattravnNorwegian
  • lelek indyjskiPolish
  • noitibó-da-selvaPortuguese
  • Большой козодойRussian
  • Джунглевый козодойRussian
  • lelek sivýSlovak
  • Prašumski leganjSerbian
  • orientnattskärraSwedish
  • djungelnattskärraSwedish
  • Doğu ÇobanaldatanıTurkish
  • дрімлюга великийUkrainian
  • 丛林夜鹰Chinese
  • 普通夜鷹Chinese
  • 普通夜鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the jungle nightjar

Other species in the same genus Caprimulgus.

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Common questions

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How big is the jungle nightjar?

An adult jungle nightjar weighs 86.5 g – 97 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jungle nightjar endangered?

The jungle nightjar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the jungle nightjar?

The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) belongs to the family Caprimulgidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{jungle_nightjar_2026,
  title = {Jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jungle-nightjar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}