Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Eurasian Nightjar

Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): European Nightjar, Common Nightjar
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Aiguamolls de lEmporda, Cataluna, Spain - May 11, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Aiguamolls de lEmporda, Cataluna, Spain - May 11, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Aiguamolls de lEmporda, Cataluna, Spain - May 11, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Oct 3, 2008 © Jugal Tiwari  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Oct 3, 2008 © Jugal Tiwari 
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Range

Europe e. to c. Asia;
(1) N. and c. Europe from the British Isles and s. Scandinavia e. across c. Russia to the Lake Baikal region.
Winters in c. and s. Africa.
(2) Nw. Africa and s. Europe in the n. Mediterrean region to Turkey, the Crimea, Ukraine, Near East and Middle East (Caucasus Mountains) to the Caspian Sea and nw. Iran.
Winters in w. Africa.
(3) W. of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan e. to Kyrgyzstan, Tarbagatai and the Altai.
(4) Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan e. to the Tien Shan and Kasthigaria and n. to s. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Winters in e. Africa and nw. India (Kashmir).
(5) Nw. China, w. and nw. Mongolia.
Winters in sw. Africa.
(6) Ne. Mongolia and sw. Siberia (s. Transbaikalia).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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