Grey nightjarCaprimulgus europaeus

A summer species. It has predominantly brown and gray plumage. The wings and tail are long. Mancos have white spots on their wings and tail. The female can be distinguished from the male by the absence of white spots on the wings.

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Vulnerável

Protected Species

Breeding Season May - August

Dimension Length: 28 cm

Habitat Open, dry woodland, in clearings in coniferous forests and also on heathland.

Noitibó-cinzento  ©Armindo Ferreira

Noitibó-cinzento ©Armindo Ferreira

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