



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!
生息地: Forests
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.




カテゴリ
鳥類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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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!
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.
This bird is a skilled aerial hunter, snatching moths and beetles right out of the air at night!
Accipiter gentilis
Goshawks sometimes prey on adult nightjars.
Vulpes vulpes
Foxes can snatch eggs, chicks, or adults from the ground.
Lymantria dispar
Nightjars are important predators of various moth species.

Melolontha melolontha
They actively hunt flying beetles, including cockchafers.
羽毛に覆われている動物(主に鳥類)を指します。
単独行動をとる動物は、繁殖や子育ての時を除き、生涯のほとんどを1匹で生活します。
さえずったり歌ったりする動物は、つがいの相手を惹きつけたり、縄張りを守ったり、同種間でコミュニケーションをとるために、複雑な声を出します。
周囲の環境に溶け込むような色や模様を持つ生物の特徴を指します。
この特性は、主に昆虫やその他の小型無脊椎動物を食べる生物を示します。
森林の生息地は木々が密集して生い茂る陸上環境であり、多種多様な動植物の命を支えています。
移動性の動物は、気候の変化や食べ物の有無に合わせて、季節ごとに地域から地域へと移動します。
夜行性の動物は主に夜間に活動し、通常、日中は休んだり眠ったりしています。
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
If you see a bird, watch quietly from a distance and don't disturb its home.
25-28 cm
57-64 cm
0.05-0.1 kg
5-10 年
60 km/h
This bird is a skilled aerial hunter, snatching moths and beetles right out of the air at night!
Forests
Pursuit
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