Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

The large-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar known for its distinctive long, broad tail and cryptic plumage that allows it to blend into its surroundings. Found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 172,640 times across 12 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 30°C (typically 24 to 34°C, from 5 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Oceania ranged from 22°S in September to 13°S in April, about 1,100 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.