Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
(Nightjar, European Nightjar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar, European Nightjar)
GenusCaprimulgus (nightjars)
FamilyCAPRIMULGIDAE (nightjars)
OrderCAPRIMULGIFORMES (nightjars)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Drewitt, A. 2007 Ground-nesting birds such as Nightjars… Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 3
Sterry, P. 2005 Recent surveys of Nightjars … Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 426

Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar, European Nightjar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar, European Nightjar)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar, European Nightjar)
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