Film

After Dark: The Nightlife of the Nocturnal Nightjar

In the dead of the night, as the forest grows darker and quieter, the nightjar wakes up — to hunt, to mate and to sing a few late-night blues
Film by: Sustain Team 
Updated   Sep 26, 2023

Film by: Sustain Team

Updated   Sep 26, 2023
10 min watch
In the dead of the night, as the forest grows darker and quieter, the nightjar wakes up — to hunt, to mate and to sing a few late-night blues
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Thumbnail: Surya Ramachandran

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Thumbnail: Mayuri Kotian


About the Authors

Sustain Team

Sustain Team

We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.
Mayuri Kotian

Mayuri Kotian

Mayuri Kotian is an applied ecologist currently working as a PhD researcher at the Western Sydney University. Broadly, she works on questions related to the conservation and acoustic monitoring of soundscapes and species.