Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
Jerdon's nightjar is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like a wooden plank being beaten periodically with each note ending in a quaver. The common name commemorates Thomas C. Jerdon who described the species.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus atripennis
- Family
- Nightjars and Allies
- IUCN status
- LC