Red-necked nightjar
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.
| Red-necked nightjar | |
|---|---|
| In Portugal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. ruficollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus ruficollis Temminck, 1820 | |
| Distribution
breeding
winter | |
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