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- Caprimulgus jotaka
Identification
Distribution
From southeast Siberia, Korea, Japan, east and south China to Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal to Pakistan.
Northeastern birds winter in Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Fairly common. Accidental vagrant to Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. j. jotaka from southeastern Siberia to Japan, Korea and eastern China
- C. j. hazarae from northeast Pakistan through the Himalayas to northeast India, Burma, southern China and peninsular Malaysia
Formerly considered conspecific with Jungle Nightjar and Palau Nightjar.
Habitat
Forests (different types), open woodland, scrubland, farmland, plantations. In the Himalayas in sparsely vegetated ravines. In winter also recorded in big cities.
Behaviour
Nocturnal. Roosts in trees (quite high) and on boulders. Sings from perch or ground.
Breeding time different throughout range. May to August in Japan. Lays 1 - 2 eggs on bare ground, usually rocks, covered by vegetation. No nest.
Movements of this species are poorly understood. The northern jokata is highly migratory. Southern races maybe sedentary with some altitudinal movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths.
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