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<p> <em>Caprimulgus europaeus </em>Linnaeus, 1758</p>

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  • European Nightjar

  • Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758

  • Caprimulgidae

  • The European Nightjar is a nightly bird with a plump appearance when perched, exhibiting a large head, small beak, neck and short legs and long tails and wings. Its plumage is soft with a grey colouration, spotted brown, beige and black. It can grow to be 28 cm long and have 59 cm span.

  • Peneda-Gerês National Park

    Tejo Internacional Nature Park

    Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park

    Estuário do Tejo Nature Reserve

    Sapal de C. Marim e V. R. Sto. António Nature Reserve

    Corno de Bico Protected Landscape

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

    Algarve

    Centro

    Norte

  • Vulnerable

  • The European Nightjar lives on areas with scattered trees or shrubbery, such a dunes, moist areas or young forest populations. This mysterious nocturnal bird has a characteristic vocalization formed by a continuous trill.

  • Spring and Summer

  • The European Nightjar feeds on insects, especially nightly butterflies and coleoptera, since it has specialized in its capture.

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated to be between 1500 and 9000 males.