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Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

Classification

Class
Aves

The red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberia and North Africa, and winters in tropical West Africa. Taxonomy Caprimulgus is derived from the Latin capra, "nanny goat", and mulgere, "to milk", referring to an old myth that nightjars suck milk from goats.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 11,059France · 37