Large-tailed nightjar
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Caprimulgus macrurus

The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.It is found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species is a resident of the countries of Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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In Malaysia it is known to frequent cemeteries at night, hence its rather macabre common name burung tukang kubur ("graveyard nightjar")

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References

1. Large-tailed nightjar Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large-tailed_nightjar
2. Large-tailed nightjar on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22725708/94900378
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/708000

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