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Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Scientific name definitions

Nigel Cleere, David Christie, and Pamela C. Rasmussen
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Recommended Citation

Cleere, N., D. A. Christie, and P. C. Rasmussen (2021). Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (P. C. Rasmussen, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eurnig1.01.1
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