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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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 25-28 cm
Envergadura: 57-64 cm
Peso: 0.05-0.1 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1-2
Incubación: 17-21 días
Distancia de migración: 8000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Moths
Beetles
Midges
Mosquitoes
Caddisflies

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Bosque

Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.