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Caprimulgus
File:Caprimulgus macrurus.png
Large-tailed Nightjar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Superorder: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Linnaeus, 1758

Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. The name is derived from the Latin for goatsucker, based on the ancient, but mistaken, belief that the European Nightjar would suck milk from goats.

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