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Nightjar

Nightjar

Nightjars of Singapore

 

A1 12 Jun 2022

 

FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G
GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022

 

 
Manfrotto Series 190
Berlebach Report 8013
GHFG1.  14 Dec 2021
WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024
 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey Nightjar

A dark, greyish nightjar. Crown darker than Large-tailed Nightjar, white throat patch smaller to the point of being indistinct. Buff patches on wing coverts and flight feathers give it a spotted appearance. In flight, white patch on flight feathers and tail is smaller compared to Large-tailed Nightjar.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 30 Dec 2020

f8 1/320  @600mm, ISO 400, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

 

 

 

Large-tailed Nightjar

Most frequently encountered and largest nightjar. Buff-grey crown contrasts with rich brown face and white throat patch. Scapulars dark with pale edges and wing-covert feathers pale tipped, giving it a spotted appearance. At rest its wings extend to midway along tail, unlike other nightjars. In flight the large white patches on flight feathers and white tips to outer tail feathers are diagnostic.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Bidadari Park, 15 Oct 2024

f8 1/40  ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

Gardenhouse, Jurong Lake Gardens, 1 Aug 2024

f8 1/25  ISO 800, GM600, 190B/WH-200II

  

 

Jurong Lake Gardens, Gardenhouse, 31 Jul 2024

f8 1/25  ISO 400, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II 

 

 

 Jurong Lake Gardens, Gardenhouse, 31 Jul 2024

f8 1/30  ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

 

 Gardenhouse, Jurong Lake Gardens, 1 Aug 2024

f8 1/30  ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

 Bidadari Park, 15 Oct 2024

f11 1/15  ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

 

 

 

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