European Nightjar

European Nightjar
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Calls of a male bird, Surrey, England
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Strisores
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Genus:	Caprimulgus
Species:	C. europaeus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Range of C. europaeus     Breeding      Passage      Non-breeding
Synonyms
Click for other names Other common names Common Nightjar, Eurasian Nightjar, or just Nightjar

European Nighjar, Caprimulgus europaeus is a species of nightjar found in Eurasia in summer and Africa in winter.

Similar species

Behaviour

Diet

Calls

Reproduction

Distribution/habitat

• Northern Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus: N and c Europe to n Asia and L. Baikal area; winters to Africa
• Southern Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis: Mediterranean basin to nw Iran and Caspian Sea
• Eastern Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus unwini: Iraq and Iran to w Tien Shan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
• Caspian Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi: E side of Caspian Sea (Kazakhstan) to Altai Mountains
• Sand-coloured Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus plumipes: NW China to w Mongolia
• Dementiev's Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus dementievi: NE Mongolia and s Transbaikalia

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File:Paw 1.png This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each nightjar, including made-up species.