European Nightjar / Caprimulgus europaeus LC
- Synonyms Eurasian Nightjar
- Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus europoeus
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Where to see European Nightjar
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion w, c
- Non breeding region AF
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
European Nightjar subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caprimulgus europaeus dementievi | ne Mongolia to sc Siberia | - | No |
| Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus | c, n Europe to c, n, sc Siberia | - | No |
| Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis | s Europe and n Africa to the Caucasus and nw Iran | - | No |
| Caprimulgus europaeus plumipes | nw China to w, s Mongolia | - | No |
| Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi | Kazakhstan and w Siberia | - | No |
| Caprimulgus europaeus unwini | Iraq and Iran to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҚыдҟәыҟә, аҚдҟәаҟәа, аҞьаҧҟьаҧ, аҾарыхьшь, аҾыхьажь, аҚдыҟәыҟә, аҞры |
| Afrikaans | Europese Naguil |
| Arabic | سبد اوروبي |
| Armenian | Այծկիթ |
| Azerbaijani | çobanaldadan, adi keçisağan |
| Bashkir | тырылдаҡ, төн күгәрсене |
| Basque | Zata arrunta |
| Belarusian | Звычайны ляляк |
| Bengali | িআিঈমযাীয় যাতচযা |
| Bulgarian | Европейски козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors comú |
| Chinese | 欧夜鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 歐夜鷹 |
| Chuvash | тур качаки, турă качаки, ахаль тур качаки, Европа тур качаки |
| Croatian | leganj |
| Czech | lelek lesní |
| Danish | Natravn |
| Dutch | Nachtzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Eŭropa kaprimulgo |
| Estonian | öösorr |
| Faroese | Náttkjarra |
| Finnish | kehrääjä |
| French | Engoulevent d'Europe, Engoulevent d’Europe |
| Galician | Avenoiteira cincenta |
| German | Nachtschwalbe |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκό) Γιδοβύζι |
| Hebrew | תחמס אירופי |
| Hungarian | lappantyú |
| Icelandic | Náttfari |
| Italian | Succiacapre |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパヨタカ |
| Kazakh | қарапайым ешкіемер, кәдімгі ешкіемер, кәдімгі тентекқұс, кәдуілгі тентекқұс |
| Latvian | vakarlēpis |
| Lithuanian | Lėlys, europinis lėlys |
| Macedonian | козодој |
| Maltese | buqrajq |
| Mongolian | эргүү цахлай, лагс эргүүбор291, нохойн шогшир, нохой шогшоор, лагс эргүү бор |
| Northern Sami | Čahran |
| Norwegian | nattravn |
| Persian | شبگرد معمولی |
| Polish | lelek, lelek (zwyczajny) |
| Portuguese | noitibó-europeu, noitibó-cinzento |
| Romanian | Caprimulg |
| Russian | Козодой |
| Serbian | Leganj |
| Slovak | lelek lesný |
| Slovenian | podhujka |
| Spanish | Chotacabras europeo |
| Swedish | nattskärra |
| Tatar | гади төн күгәрчене, төн күгәрчене |
| Turkish | Çobanaldatan |
| Turkmen | adaty gündizkör |
| Ukrainian | дрімлюга звичайний, Дрімлюга |
| Uzbek | оддий тентакқуш, тентак қуш, тентакқуш |