欧夜鹰

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同属物种

Andaman Nightjar

Andaman Nightjar

贝氏夜鹰

Bates's Nightjar

白喉夜鹰

Bonaparte's Nightjar

德氏夜鹰

Donaldson Smith's Nightjar

埃及夜鹰

Egyptian Nightjar

非洲夜鹰

Fiery-necked Nightjar

形态与习性

The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia and Northwestern China. The Latin generic name refers to the old myth that the nocturnal nightjar suckled from goats, causing them to cease to give milk. The six subspecies differ clinally, the birds becoming smaller and paler towards the east of the range. All populations a