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Caprimulgus europaeus

(Eurasian Nightjar)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Europese Naguil

Common Names in Dutch:

Nachtzwaluw

Common Names in English:

Eurasian Nightjar, European Nightjar, Nightjar

Common Names in French:

Engoulevent d'Europe

Common Names in German:

Nachtschwalbe, Ziegenmelker, Ziegenmelker (Nachtschwalbe)

Common Names in Italian:

Succiacapre

Common Names in Japanese:

ヨーロッパヨタカ

Common Names in Russian:

Obyknovenny Kozodoy, Козодой, Козодой обыкновенный, Обыкновенный Козодой

Common Names in Spanish:

Chotacabras gris

Common Names in Swedish:

Nattskärra

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,093 meters (0 to 16,709 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 28-Sep-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Caprimulgus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 95 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. aegyptius (Egyptian Nightjar) · C. aegyptius aegyptius (Egyptian Nightjar) · C. affinis (Savanna Nightjar) · C. affinis affinis (Savanna Nightjar) · C. anthonyi (Anthony's Nightjar) · C. arizonae (Mexican Whip-Poor-Will) · C. asiaticus (Indian Nightjar) · C. asiaticus asiaticus (Indian Nightjar) · C. atripennis (Indian Long-Tailed Nightjar) · C. atripennis atripennis (Indian Long-Tailed Nightjar) · C. badius (Yucatan Tawny-Collared Nightjar) · C. batesi (Bates's Nightjar) · C. binotatus (Brown Nightjar) · C. candicans (White-Winged Nightjar) · C. carolinensis (Chuck-Will's Widow) · C. cayennensis (White-Tailed Nightjar) · C. cayennensis cayennensis (White-Tailed Nightjar) · C. celebensis (Sulawesi Nightjar) · C. centralasicus (Vaurie's Nightjar) · C. clarus (Slender-Tailed Nightjar) · C. climacurus (Long-Tailed Nightjar) · C. climacurus climacurus (Long-Tailed Nightjar) · C. concretus (Bonaparte's Nightjar) · C. cubanensis (Greater Antillean Nightjar) · C. cubanensis cubanensis (Greater Antillean Nightjar) · C. donaldsoni (Donaldson Smith's Nightjar) · C. ekmani (Hispaniola Nightjar) · C. enarratus (Collared Nightjar) · C. europaeus (European Nightjar) · C. europaeus europaeus (Eurasian Nightjar) · C. eximius (Golden Nightjar) · C. eximius eximius (Golden Nightjar) · C. fossii (Gaboon Nightjar) · C. fraenatus (Dusky Nightjar) · C. heterurus (Todd's Nightjar) · C. hirundinaceus (Pygmy Nightjar) · C. hirundinaceus hirundinaceus (Pygmy Nightjar) · C. indicus (Jungle Nightjar) · C. indicus indicus (Jungle Nightjar) · C. indicus jotaka (Jungle Nightjar) · C. inornatus (Plain Nightjar) · C. inornatus inornatus (Plain Nightjar) · C. longirostris (Band-Winged Nightjar) · C. longirostris longirostris (Band-Winged Nightjar) · C. ludovicianus (Ludovic's Nightjar) · C. macrurus (Large-Tailed Nightjar) · C. macrurus macrurus (Large-Tailed Nightjar) · C. maculicaudus (Spot-Tailed Nightjar) · C. maculosus (Cayenne Nightjar) · C. madagascariensis (Madagascar Nightjar) · C. madagascariensis madagascariensis (Madagascar Nightjar) · C. mahrattensis (Sykes's Nightjar) · C. manillensis (Philippine Nightjar) · C. meesi (Mees's Nightjar) · C. monticolus (Franklin's Nightjar) · C. mystacalis (White-Throated Nightjar) · C. natalensis (African White-Tailed Nightjar) · C. natalensis natalensis (African White-Tailed Nightjar) · C. nigrescens (Blackish Nightjar) · C. nigriscapularis (Black-Shouldered Nightjar) · C. noctitherus (Puerto Rican Whip-Poor-Will) · C. nubicus (Nubian Nightjar) · C. nubicus nubicus (Nubian Nightjar) · C. otiosus (St. Lucian Nightjar) · C. parvulus (Little Nightjar) · C. parvulus parvulus (Little Nightjar) · C. pectoralis (African Dusky Nightjar) · C. pectoralis pectoralis (African Dusky Nightjar) · C. poliocephalus (Abyssinian Nightjar) · C. prigoginei (Prigogene's Nightjar) · C. pulchellus (Salvadori's Nightjar) · C. pulchellus pulchellus (Salvadori's Nightjar) · C. ridgwayi (Ridgway's Whip-Poor-Will) · C. ridgwayi ridgwayi (Ridgway's Whip-Poor-Will) · C. ridgwayi troglodytes (Buff-Collared Nightjar) · C. ruficollis (Red-Necked Nightjar) · C. ruficollis ruficollis (Red-Necked Nightjar) · C. rufigena (Rufous-Cheeked Nightjar) · C. rufigena rufigena (Rufous-Cheeked Nightjar) · C. rufus (Rufous Nightjar) · C. rufus rufus (Rufous Nightjar) · C. ruwenzorii (Ruwenzori Nightjar) · C. salvini (Tawny-Collared Nightjar) · C. saturatus (Dusky Nightjar) · C. sericocaudatus (Silky-Tailed Nightjar) · C. sericocaudatus sericocaudatus (Silky-Tailed Nightjar) · C. solala (Nechisar Nightjar) · C. stellatus (Star Spotted Nightjar) · C. tristigma (Freckled Rock Nightjar) · C. vociferus (Stephens' Whip-Poor-Will) · C. vociferus arizonae (Whip-Poor-Will) · C. vociferus oaxacae (Whip-Poor-Will) · C. vociferus setosus (Whip-Poor-Will) · C. vociferus vociferus (Whip-Poor-Will) · C. whitelyi (Roraiman Nightjar)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 679.480 meters (2,229.265 feet), Standard Deviation = 904.270 based on 99,984 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012