Large-tailed Nightjar

The large-tailed nightjar measures about 31.5 to 33cm and is known for its distinctive long, broad tail and cryptic plumage that blends into its surroundings. Males have a pale crown with a dark median stripe, a row of black scapulars with broad buff or whitish fringes, a white throat patch and a long, broad brown tail marked with uneven dark bars. It is an aerial insectivore (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a resident of Nepal and many other countries from Pakistan to Australia. Its camouflage and nocturnal life make it hard to study. It has a distinctive, monotonous song used to assert territory, usually given by males, and grunting calls that are very different. The female builds no nest, laying one or two eggs in a shallow depression in leaf litter, and chicks hatch with camouflaged mealy brown feathers.