Sykes's Nightjar

Sykes's nightjar, also called the Sind nightjar, is a nightjar of north-western South Asia. Its sandy brown and grey plumage, spotted blackish-brown and pale brown, resembles tree bark, leaf litter or sandy ground. It has a short, pale grey bill with bristles, a buffish nape collar, a whitish moustachial stripe and a large white patch on each side of the lower throat. Male outer tail tips are white, and females' are buffish white (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is partially migratory and is agile and buoyant when foraging, flying low over open terrain for large flying insects. The female lays one or two eggs directly on bare ground without a nest, sometimes among leaf litter or small rocks, in full sunlight or sheltered by grass or a small bush. The account opened lists Nepal among the countries where it is mainly found.