Savanna Nightjar

Order - Caprimulgiformes
Family - Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Savanna Nightjar

Caprimulgus affinis

林夜鹰 (lín yè-yīng)

    Malay : Tukang Padang Biasa

    Japanese : シロアゴヨタカ (shiro-ago yo-taka)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 白顎夜鷹 / 白顎怪鴟 / 白顎蚊母鳥

Taxonomy update for 2023

Chirruping Nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus) and Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) are split from Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis). Vocal differences have recently been highlighted for griseatus, the monticolus Group, and the affinis Group, but the differences between griseatus and the taxa under Savanna Nightjar are more striking.

Vocal differences in nightjars are extremely important for defining species limits
and in this case they warranted a split. These taxa don’t overlap in range,
so identification should not be a major issue. :

    -  Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)

       ◦    Savanna Nightjar (Northern) Caprimulgus affinis [monticolus Group]

            RANGE: Widespread in South and Southeast Asia

       ◦    Savanna Nightjar (Sunda) Caprimulgus affinis [affinis Group]

            RANGE: Indonesia: Greater and Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi

    -  Chirruping Nightjar (Caprimulgus griseatus)

       RANGE: Philippines

    
    Size : 20-26 cm, 24-35 g; Male 54–86 g; Female 75–110 g

    Subspecies (8) and Distribution

• Caprimulgus affinis affinis (Horsfield, T 1821)
  – Greater and Lesser Sundas.
• Caprimulgus affinis undulatus (Mayr, E 1944)
  – W Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Komodo and Flores).
• Caprimulgus affinis kasuidori (Hachisuka, M 1932)
  – Central Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Sawu).
• Caprimulgus affinis propinquus (Riley, JH 1918)
  – N-central and s Sulawesi.
• Caprimulgus affinis timorensis (Mayr, E 1944)
  – E Lesser Sundas (Alor, Timor, Rote and Kisar).
• Caprimulgus affinis monticolus (Franklin, J 1831)
  – NE Pakistan to India, Myanmar, s Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.
• Caprimulgus affinis amoyensis (Baker, ECS 1931)
  – SE China and n Vietnam.
• Caprimulgus affinis stictomus (Swinhoe, R 1863)
  – Taiwan.

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 11 February 2023
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 11 July 2022
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 12 February 2022
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 12 February 2022
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 25 April 2021
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 28 March 2021
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 08 August 2020
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 08 August 2020
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 08 August 2020
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 29 September 2019
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 08 July 2017
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 08 July 2017
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 18 June 2017
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 18 June 2017
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 23 August 2015
Location : Kulim Hi-tech Park, Daerah Kulim, Kedah

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 23 August 2015
Location : Kulim Hi-tech Park, Daerah Kulim, Kedah

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 28 April 2014
Location : Bukit Kledang, Menglembu, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 02 May 2014
Location : Bukit Kledang, Menglembu, Daerah Kinta, Perak

Caprimulgus affinis ssp. affinis
Date : 02 May 2014
Location : Bukit Kledang, Menglembu, Daerah Kinta, Perak