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 da Europa,
Ziegenmelker,
Lappantyú,
Nachtzwaluw,
Succiacapre eurasiatico,
Nattskärra,
Nattravn,
lelek lesný,
lelek lesní,
Natravn,
kehrääjä,
Europese Naguil,
enganyapastors comú,
Náttfari,
lelek (zwyczajny),
vakarlēpis,
podhujka,
Обыкновенный козодой,
ヨーロッパヨタカ,
欧亚夜鹰,
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 (v10.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.

Other sources of interest