European Nightjar

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26717
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Summary

European Nightjar is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,745 views/month, #1,373 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Caprimulgus[5]
  • Taxon name: Caprimulgus europaeus[6]
  • Commons category: Caprimulgus europaeus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Caprimulgus europaeus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Caprimulgus europaeus[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10]
  • Short name: C. europaeus[11]
  • Taxon common name: European Nightjar[12], Nachtschwalbe[13], Chotacabras europeo[14], Engoulevent d'Europe[15], Succiacapre[16], Nachtzwaluw[17], Natravn[18], Nattravn[19], Europese Naguil[20], Козодой[21], ヨーロッパヨタカ[22], nattskärra[23], lelek (zwyczajny)[24], lelek lesní[25]

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Identifiers

European Nightjar's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 111811[26]. European Nightjar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8109681[27]. European Nightjar's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555569[28].

Why It Matters

European Nightjar has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C9242
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  2. 9w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01838410-n
    Interlingual index id → i44982
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  3. 10w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Africa, Burkina Faso
    Parent taxon → Caprimulgus
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → endangered
    Encyclopedia of life id → 45513604
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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