Birders hearing it for the first time may have trouble believing that the Buff-collared Nightjar is a relative of the Whip-poor-will. Staccato, unbirdlike, the call sounds like the voice of an insect ...

But as dusk descends, their unearthly sound shatters the silence across heathland and moor. Here’s your guide to one of the UK’s most cryptic birds and some of the best places to hear their eerie call ...

At night, you may hear the Australian owlet-nightjar, powerful owl ... recordist Fred van Gessel had recorded the birdsongs of all these species and provided the sound files for this project. Some of ...

Nilagiri: A rare species of bird, Savanna Nightjar (Bhuin Chadhei), has been spotted at the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in the Nilagiri region of Balasore district. This bird is typically found in ...