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Red-necked Nightjar
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

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Red-necked Nightjar

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Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

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.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19482.