Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821

Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus is a nightjar of the Oriental Region and Australasia, breeding from eastern India to northern Australia, including the New Guinea region and the Bismarck Archipelago. It was described by Horsfield in 1821 and belongs to the family Caprimulgidae. Its most notable feature is the long, broad tail. The bird occurs in subtropical and tropical forest, mangrove forest and moist montane forest, and it also uses secondary growth, forest margins, plantations and wooded parks. It is found across a wide span of countries in Asia and northern Australia.

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Caprimulgidae — Nightjars

Breeding range

Oriental Region, Australasia: e India to n Australia, New Guinea region and Bismarck Arch.