I arrived very early at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak on 2nd February 2023; it was still dark at 7.00am. There was a male Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) calling […]
“We have had this house guest, a Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus), for the past 1yr and 9 months that has delighted us and friends/visitors, especially non-bird watchers. “Since our […]
“Our resident/home-based Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus) has been with us for 13 months now and we have numerous daily observations (need to write a fully daytime account of activities). […]
An exciting encounter between a Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) and a huge Clouded Monitor (Varanus nebulosus) at the Singapore Botanic Gardens recently caused some excitement among nature photographers. Ash Foo […]
Jeremiah Loei’s images of the Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) show the extremely large gape, even for the chick. According to Cleere (1999), nightjars “…have an enormous gape with an extremely […]
“Our ‘resident’ male Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus) has been with us for 3 months (‘Clockwork’). I have posted a very small number of the images and videos we have […]
“We have had Large-tailed Nightjars (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus) and also Savanna Nightjars (Caprimulgus affinis) visit our garden for many years. “Most evenings and early morning we hear their calls and […]
Jeremiha Loei’s two video clips of an adult Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) in an open nest on the ground with two young chicks were documented in 2014. The chicks were […]
“Our ‘resident’ male Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus) has been with us for more than 4 weeks and my wife has affectionately named him ‘Clockwork’ in line with his fixed […]
“For the past 5 days we have enjoyed continual, daytime observations of our ‘resident’ male Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus). “The bird roosts in the same location and allows close […]
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