Salvadori's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori, 1879
Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
Salvadori's Nightjar, Caprimulgus pulchellus, is a nightjar of montane Sumatra and Java in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae and was described by Salvadori in 1879. Its range is limited to Indonesia, with breeding recorded in those two islands. It occurs in moist lowland forest and moist montane forest in tropical and subtropical settings. Habitat loss affects the species.
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae — Nightjars
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: montane Sumatra and Java
