Indian
Nightjar

Indian Nightjar

Cryptically-colored nightbird. Found in a range of wooded habitats. Listen for its distinctive song, an accelerating knocking akin to a ping-pong ball dropping and bouncing rapidly on the floor.

Common Indian Nightjar, Indian Little Nightjar

Regional Names

• Assamese:
  দিনকণা
• Bengali:
  রাতচরা
• Gujarati:
  નાનુ દશરથીયું, દેશી છાપો
• Hindi:
  छिपाक, डाब चिड़ी
• Kannada:
  ನತ್ತಿಂಗ
• Malayalam:
  നാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക്
• Marathi:
  सामान्य रातवा, भारतीय रात्रिंचर, कुत्त्या पाखरु (कोकण भाग)
• Nepali:
  चुक्चुके चैतेचरा
• Sanskrit:
  छिप्पिका, नप्तृका
• Tamil:
  சாவுக் குருவி

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