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Caprimulgus europaeus

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European nightjar
Cries o a male bird, Surrey, Ingland
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Faimily: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species: C. europaeus
Binomial name
Caprimulgus europaeus
   Breedin simmer veesitor
   Winter veesitor
Distributions are verra approximate. Maist birds winter in the eastren African range.

The Caprimulgus europaeus (nichtchurr, gait chaffer, moch hawk, fern oul, pirrin bird), is a crepuscular an nocturnal bird in the Caprimulgidae faimily that breeds athort maist o Europe an temperate Aisie.

References

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  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Caprimulgus europaeus". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)