Grey Nightjar
Caprimulgus jotakaTemminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
English (US) Gray Nightjar
UK name: Grey Nightjar
The Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus jotaka
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Nightjar
- English (UK)
- Grey Nightjar
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caprimulgus jotaka jotaka
- Caprimulgus jotaka hazarae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.37 pl.13,13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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