NIGHTJAR 1/5 - Savannah Nightjar

Savannah Nightjar

This is yet another ground bird. My second Nightjar out of the 5 species of Malaysia. Earlier one is the Long-tailed. Active at night feeding on moths and flying insects and beetles. Savanna Nightjar can be sighted in the day where they like to bathe in open sky. When it gets too hot they find relieve under the shades of a tree or shrub but on the ground lying flat and very still.

They are a master of camouflage and lay their eggs 1-2 nos on open ground among leaves and twigs under a tree. Breeding season starts March till August. They do not fly away when approached, even to 15 ft away. They relied so heavily on their camouflage.However any action of making a direct approach further will trigger flight by the bird to a short distance away as it repeat the same reaction. Most of the time it spook you rather you seeing them when they take flight a few metres from you like Snipes.