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Nightjar

Caprimulgus viciferous

Photo by Puja
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

brown body with dark brown strips

Habitat:

mainly dry area of forest regions becomes active at night

Notes:

seen in sedentary condition during day in dark areas of forest

Reference Links:

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Comments (9)
Puja
ok lemme chk whtr i cn upload dm nw
HemaShah
Will be great to see those pics! i also meant edible berries called "Bayer"?
Puja
ya v have bt da more beutiful r da rudra palas trees. hav u sn dm?da rosy starling feeds on its flowers. i hav a spottin of dm also
HemaShah
Thnx! Do you still have Berry trees in Nagpur?
Puja
i dnt knw wat typ of sound it makes coz it is nocturnal in habit and i spotted it during da day
Puja
i spotted it at tadoba national park in maharastra
HemaShah
cute! What sounds does it make? Where did you spot it? Telankadi?
Atul
very good first spotting Puja ! welcome to project noah!!

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