Large-tailed Nightjar

Latin Name: 
Caprimulgus macrurus
Category: 
Size: 
33cm
Description: 

Large brownish buff, cryptically marked, forest nightjar, with large head, long, pointed wings, long, broad tail; warmer colours, stronger markings than
Grey; bold black streaking down brownish grey crown; white moustache and throat patch; buff nape collar; prominent black-centred scapulars; buff-edged  coverts; male has white spots on four primaries and tips of two outermost tail feathers; crepuscular and nocturnal; gregarious; roosts and nests on ground on leaf-litter; settles on forest paths, roads.

Habitat: 
Subtropical broadleaved dry, moist deciduous forest edges, clearings; bamboo.
Food: 
Insects, moths, beetles, crickets.
Distribution: 
Lowlands throughout the region
Call: 
Call Description: 
Distinctive chaunk chaunk chaunk.
National Status: