Sykes's Nightjar
A species of Old World Nightjars Scientific name : Caprimulgus mahrattensis Genus : Old World Nightjars
Sykes's Nightjar, A species of Old World Nightjars
Botanical name: Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Genus: Old World Nightjars
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Description General Info
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
Sykes's nightjar or the Sindh nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia. The name commemorates Colonel William Henry Sykes, who served with the British military in India. 
Size
24 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Sykes's Nightjar primarily consumes insects like moths and beetles, typically up to 2 cm in size. Its foraging behavior is characterized by agile and buoyant flight, hunting close to the ground over open landscapes, including swamps. This reflects a specialized nocturnal predation strategy.
Habitat
The habitat of sykes's Nightjar encompasses semi-deserts speckled with thorn scrub and dry stony scrubland. These birds also inhabit gravelly or clay plains, flat saline expanses with tamarisk growth, and desolate stony regions. While sykes's Nightjar may occasionally venture into arid, hilly terrains characterized by rocky outcrops and sparse vegetation on sand dunes, they generally shun cultivated or artificially watered landscapes.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Nightjars and Relatives Family
Nightjars and nighthawks Genus
Old World Nightjars Species
Sykes's Nightjar 
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