Caprimulgus
id:
caprimulgus-166-2076599
title:
Caprimulgus
text:
Caprimulgus is a large and very widespread genus of nightjars, medium-sized nocturnal birds with long pointed wings, short legs and short bills. Caprimulgus is derived from the Latin capra, "nanny goat", and mulgere, "to milk", referring to an old myth that nightjars suck milk from goats. The common name "nightjar", first recorded in 1630, refers to the nocturnal habits of the bird, the second part of the name deriving from the distinctive churring song. Caprimulgus nightjars are found around Af
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of birds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprimulgus
date created:
2005-11-22T06:40:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:38:54Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q198823","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q198823"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Caprimulgus_macrurus.jpg","width":1024,"height":757}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16