Nightjar

Nightjar

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Nightjars of Singapore

A1 12 Jun 2022

A1ii. 20 Dec 2024

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G

GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022

Manfrotto Series 190

Berlebach Report 8013

GHFG1. 14 Dec 2021

WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024

Grey Nightjar

A dark, greyish nightjar. Crown darker than Large-tailed Nightjar, white throat patch smaller to the point of being indistinct. Buff patches on wing coverts and flight feathers give it a spotted appearance. In flight, white patch on flight feathers and tail is smaller compared to Large-tailed Nightjar.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 30 Dec 2020

f8 1/320 @600mm, ISO 400, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

Large-tailed Nightjar

Most frequently encountered and largest nightjar. Buff-grey crown contrasts with rich brown face and white throat patch. Scapulars dark with pale edges and wing-covert feathers pale tipped, giving it a spotted appearance. At rest its wings extend to midway along tail, unlike other nightjars. In flight the large white patches on flight feathers and white tips to outer tail feathers are diagnostic.

Reference: Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah