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BirdLCLeast Concern

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

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The European nightjar is a nocturnal summer visitor to UK heathlands, its mechanical churring song carrying far on summer evenings.

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Quick Facts

Category
Bird
Latin name
Caprimulgus europaeus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.