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Large-Tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus macrurus - Horsfields Nachtzwaluw
East-India to North-Australia, New Guinea region and Bismarck Archipelago
The following 6 subspecies are being recognized:
Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatus - Northeast-Pakistan through North-India to Bhutan and Bangladesh;
Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus - Northeast-India and South-China through Southeast-Asia, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Riau Island;
Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus - Java, Bali and Lombok;
Caprimulgus macrurus salvadorii - South-Sulu Archipelago (South-Philippines) and Borneo;
Caprimulgus macrurus johnsoni - Palawan group (Southwest-Philippines);
Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii - Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to North- and Northeast-Australia and Bismarck Archipelago.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.