©Mior Rino: Juvenile with threat display
Colours
Distinguishing features
The adult of the nominate subspecies has greyish-brown upperparts with dark streaking, a pale buff hindneck collar and a white moustachial line. The closed wing is grey with buff spotting, and the underparts are greyish-brown, with brown barring and buff spots. The bill is blackish, the iris is dark brown and the legs and feet are brown.
Flying birds can be sexed since the male has a white wing patch across three primary feathers and white tips to the two outer tail feathers, whereas females do not show any white in flight. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 28 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Up to 59 cm
Synonyms
Distribution
Audio recordings
The male European nightjar's song is a sustained churring trill, given continuously for up to 10 minutes with occasional shifts of speed or pitch. (Wikipedia)
Recorded at Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais, Allier, Auvergne in France.
© Timo Tschentscher
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