Species profile
Salvadori's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are montane Sumatra and Java.
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus pulchellus
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Genus
- Caprimulgus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Salvadori's Nightjar in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Caprimulgidae
- Andaman Nightjar (Caprimulgus andamanicus)
- Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii)
- Archbold's Nightjar (Eurostopodus archboldi)
- Asio fasciata (Asio fasciata)
- Asio spilogaster (Asio spilogaster)
- Bahian Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne vielliardi)
- Band-Tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga)
- Bates's Nightjar (Caprimulgus batesi)