European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus - Engoulevent d'Europe

Systematics

Order
:
Caprimulgiformes
Family
:
Caprimulgidés
Genus
:
Caprimulgus
Species
:
europaeus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: 54 à 60 cm.
Weight
: 67 à 100 g

Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus (c and n Europe to c, n and sc Siberia)
Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis (s Europe and n Africa to the Caucasus and nw Iran)
Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi (Kazakhstan and w Siberia)
Caprimulgus europaeus unwini (Iraq and Iran to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
Caprimulgus europaeus plumipes (nw China to w and s Mongolia)
Caprimulgus europaeus dementievi (ne Mongolia to sc Siberia)

Foreign names

Engoulevent d'Europe,
Chotacabras europeo,
noitibó-cinzento,
Nachtschwalbe,
lappantyú,
Nachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre,
nattskärra,
Nattravn,
lelek lesný,
lelek lesní,
Natravn,
kehrääjä,
Europese Naguil,
enganyapastors comú,
Náttfari,
lelek (zwyczajny),
vakarlēpis,
podhujka,
Козодой,
ヨーロッパヨタカ,
欧夜鹰,
歐夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Temperate, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

Other sources of interest