Nightjar Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/nightjar Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:32:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Nightjar https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/nightjar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nightjar https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/nightjar#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:32:55 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2100 Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the subfamily Caprimulginae and in the family Caprimulgidae, characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word “nightjar” originally referred to the European nightjar. Wikipedia Spotted at Singapore Botanic Garden

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]]> Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the subfamily Caprimulginae and in the family Caprimulgidae, characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word “nightjar” originally referred to the European nightjar. Wikipedia

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