Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestScrapeSmall · 58 g

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 2 — Photo: Seth Wollney · CC BY 4.0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 3 — Photo: Bartels M.E.G. · CC0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 4 — Photo: Bartels M.E.G. · CC0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 5 — Photo: Bartels M.E.G. · CC0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 6 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Salvadori's Nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · Public domain

About the Salvadori's Nightjar

Salvadori's nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in Sumatra and Java.

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Where the Salvadori's Nightjar lives

Regular range

Indonesia

When to see the Salvadori's Nightjar

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Mees's NightjarCaprimulgus meesiMees's nightjar is a member of the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae) described as new to science in 2004.

Sulawesi NightjarCaprimulgus celebensisThe Sulawesi nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusThe Nubian nightjar is 20–22 cm (7.9–8.7 in) long.

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