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Eurasian Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

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Sounds

  • Recording by Joost van Bruggen (XC432929). CC-BY-SA · Source

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 8,255, February 6,097, March 9,553, April 15,029, May 21,670, June 23,630, July 25,285, August 21,745, September 15,965, October 11,916, November 6,512, December 5,089.
United States170,747
Alaska170,747
Russia1,032
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast194
Italy159
Portugal156
France145
South Africa137
Spain136
United Kingdom115

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderNightjars · Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars and Nighthawks · Caprimulgidae
GenusOld World Nightjars · Caprimulgus

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