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European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Subject: European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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Caprimulgus europaeus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ16700035.jpg
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European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)


Description
Caprimulgus europaeus
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Buffon
Old Latin name Caprimulgus europaeus
New Latin name Caprimulgus europaeus
Common name Nederlands: Nachtzwaluw
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caprimulgus_europaeus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ16700035.tif

The European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and temperate Asia. The Latin generic name refers to the old myth that the nocturnal nightjar suckled goats, causing them to cease to give milk.

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