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| Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
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| Photographer : | © Shreeram M V |
| Location : | Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| Date : |
17 December 2012 |
| English synonyms: | Sykes' Nightjar, Sind Nightjar, Sindh Nightjar |
| Bird Family : | Caprimulgidae - Typical Nightjars |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | We were driving through the Little Rann of Kutch in the late afternoon when we flushed 2 nightjars. They landed close by. Despite knowing where they had landed, it took us a good 5 minutes to locate them
again. One of the major highlights of the tour and a dream shot for me!
What was surprising to me was that the birds were roosting in the open Rann, without even a blade of grass around. All the day-roost images of the Sykes's Nightjars that I've come across show them close to vegetation. : SMV |
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