Family

Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and nighthawks)

Chordeiles minor. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae, characterized by long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tale that they sucked the milk from goats (the Latin for goatsucker is Caprimulgus), or bugeaters, due to their insectivore diet. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word ‘nightjar’ originally referred to the European nightjar.

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Subtaxa

Genus: Chordeiles (Typical nighthawks)

Where in Humboldt

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