Jungle Nightjar
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Jungle Nightjar

Caprimulgus indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
2 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Indian Nightjar
LC

Indian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Insufficient data
Jerdon's Nightjar
LC

Jerdon's Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus atripennis

Insufficient data
Ceylon Frogmouth
LC

Ceylon Frogmouth

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Batrachostomus moniliger

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Jungle Nightjar at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Jungle Nightjar are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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