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Caprimulgus Europaeus
Goatsucker Goat"suck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk.

Meaning of Caprimulgus from wikipedia

- tropics. Caprimulgus species have relatively long bills and rictal bristles. Many have repetitive and often mechanical songs. The genus Caprimulgus was introduced...
- nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family. Previously placed with the pennant-winged nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius)...
- The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar...
- placed it with all the other nightjars in the genus Caprimulgus and coined the binomial name Caprimulgus carolinensis. Gmelin based his description on those...
- Whip-poor-will Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - USGS Patuxent...
- The Timor nightjar (Caprimulgus ritae) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Southeast Asia on the islands of Timor, Rote...
- Phalaenoptilus – common poorwill Genus Antrostomus (12 species) Genus Caprimulgus (40 species, including the European nightjar) Genus Setopagis (4 species)...
- neighbourhood of Manila in the Philippines. Vigors coined the binomial name Caprimulgus macrotis. The great eared nightjar was formerly placed in the genus Eurostopodus...
- The montane nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus), mountain nightjar or Abyssinian nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is...
- The jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) is a species of nightjar found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is found mainly on the edge of forests where it...