- They are
sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the
ancient folk tale that they
sucked the milk from
goats (the
Latin for
goatsucker is caprimulgus), or bugeaters...
- are
sometimes referred to as
goatsuckers from the
mistaken belief that they suck milk from
goats (the
Latin for
goatsucker is Caprimulgus). In October...
- The
European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus),
common goatsucker,
Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a
crepuscular and
nocturnal bird in the nightjar...
- The
least poorwill or
least pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri) is a
species of
nightjar in the
family Caprimulgidae, and the only
confirmed extant species...
- The
Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a
nocturnal bird
found in open
woodland across Australia and in
southern New Guinea. It is colloquially...
- A.; Arnott, H. J. (5
November 1974). "Tapeta
lucida in the eyes of
goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)".
Proceedings of the
Royal Society of London. Series...
- whip-poor-will,
which the
narrator referred to as a
child as "The
Nocturnal Goatsucker". In the
fifth episode of the
Netflix animated series The
Midnight Gospel...
- (1927). "Eye
shine in birds, with
notes on the
feeding habits of some
goatsuckers" (PDF). The Condor. 29 (1): 25–28. doi:10.2307/1363006. JSTOR 1363006...
- Nighthawk". U.S. Natl. Mus. Bull. Life
histories of
North American cuckoos,
goatsuckers, hummingbirds, and
their allies. 176: 206–234. Marzilli, V. (1989). "Up...
-
distances in case of
predator disturbance.
Nightjars are also
known as "
goatsuckers"
based on an
ancient Gr**** myth. They are
believed to use
their wide...
