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Caprimulgidae

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Caprimulgidae

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Also known as the nightjar family

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called bugeaters, their primary source of food being insects. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word nightjar originally referred to the European nightjar.

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Caprimulgidae is a family of birds within the order Caprimulgiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Vigors in 1825 and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Its accepted status is recognized by WoRMS. Common names for the group include nightjars, nattravnfamilien, and ležetrudniki.

Members of this family are medium-sized nocturnal birds characterized by long wings, short legs, and short beaks. While the taxon range is listed as Brazil, the Encyclopedia of Life notes that they are distributed worldwide. Occurrence records from iDigBio include specimens from Timor-Leste, the United States, Mexico, Chinese Taipei, and Brazil. The family has been described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Encyclopedia of Life, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

nightjars

Caprimulgidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderCaprimulgiformes
  5. FamilyCaprimulgidae
Observations recorded2,896,528

夜鹰科（学名：Caprimulgidae）在动物分类学上是鸟纲夜鹰目中的一个科，是中等体型的夜行鸟类，长翼、短腿、短喙。世界各地均有分布。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
364
With media
53
Family
Caprimulgidae
Collections
ANWC, NMV, TTU, CLO
Recorded in
Timor-Leste, United States, Mexico, Chinese Taipei, Brazil, Trinidad And Tobago
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Systematics
  • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Conservation and status
  • In history and popular culture
  • References
  • External links

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called bugeaters, their primary source of food being insects. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word nightjar originally referred to the European nightjar.

Nightjars have a wide distribution, being found on all continents apart from Antarctica, and on certain island groups such as the Seychelles and New Caledonia. They can be found in a variety of habitats, most commonly the open country with some vegetation. They usually nest on the ground, with a habit of resting and roosting on roads.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caprimulgidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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