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Eurasian Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

The Eurasian Nightjar is a special bird that loves to hide during the day. It has beautiful brown feathers that help it blend in with the ground, making it hard to spot!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Eurasian Nightjar has superb camouflage, with mottled brown, grey, and black plumage resembling tree bark or dead leaves. It features a flat head, large eyes, and a small bill that opens into a remarkably wide gape.

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Eurasian Nightjar
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Eurasian Nightjar

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Historically, people wrongly called them 'goatsuckers', believing they stole milk from goats!

They don't build nests, often laying their camouflaged eggs directly on the bare ground!

Unlike most birds, they sleep lengthwise along a branch, not across it, to enhance their camouflage!

When food is scarce or it gets cold, nightjars can go into a deep sleep called torpor, saving energy!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Cloak

Eurasian Nightjar has mottled plumage that helps them blend perfectly with tree bark and leaf litter, becoming almost invisible.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Goggles

Eurasian Nightjar can hunt flying insects in low light because of their large eyes, giving them excellent nocturnal vision.

Fähigkeit

Sonic Churr Call

Eurasian Nightjar has a unique, continuous 'churring' song that helps them communicate and define territory in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Insect Net Mouth

Eurasian Nightjar can catch insects mid-flight because of their incredibly wide gape and stiff bristles around the beak.

Maße und Details

Länge
25-28 cm
Flügelspannweite
57-64 cm
Gewicht
0.05-0.1 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
17-21 Tage
Zugstrecke
8000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bird is a skilled aerial hunter, snatching moths and beetles right out of the air at night!

Hauptnahrung

  • Moths
  • Beetles
  • Midges
  • Mosquitoes
  • Caddisflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Goshawks sometimes prey on adult nightjars.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes can snatch eggs, chicks, or adults from the ground.

hunts

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Nightjars are important predators of various moth species.

hunts

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

They actively hunt flying beetles, including cockchafers.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a bird, watch quietly from a distance and don't disturb its home.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eurasian Nightjar?

25-28 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eurasian Nightjar?

57-64 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eurasian Nightjar?

0.05-0.1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eurasian Nightjar?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eurasian Nightjar?

60 km/h

Was frisst Eurasian Nightjar?

This bird is a skilled aerial hunter, snatching moths and beetles right out of the air at night!

Wo findet man Eurasian Nightjar normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Eurasian Nightjar?

Pursuit

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