Sulawesi Nightjar - BirdForum Opus

Photo by kctsang
Tangkoko, N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 2009

Identification

24 - 30 cm.

Greyish-brown upperparts streaked blackish-brown, no nuchal collar
Dark brown speckled tawny and buff lesser coverts, greyish-brown rest of wing-coverts, boldly spotted buff, pale buff and tawny
Blackish-brown scapulars with buffish edges
White throat patch
Greyish-brown underparts, speckled and spotted brown, greyish-white and buff, becoming buff barred brown on belly and flanks
White spot on second, third and fourth outermost primaries and white tips to two outermost tail feathers
jungei with smaller white tips to two outermost tail feathers

Sexes similar.

Smaller and plainer than Large-tailed Nightjar and with smaller white wing spots. Also paler and less spotted than Satanic Nightjar.

Endemic to north Sulawesi and Sulu Islands, Indonesia.
A locally fairly common restricted-range species. Most often seen in Tangkoko Nature Reserve.

Two subspecies recognized:

Sometimes considered conspecific with Philippine Nightjar.

Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. Also in secondary forest and coastal bushes.

Feeds probably on insects.
Hawks after prey in agile and buoyant flight.

No information.

Presumably a sedentary species.

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BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Sulawesi Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Sulawesi_Nightjar