Nightj ar 
Caprimulgus europaeus 
Clinal with four recognizable subspecies, 
one in northern Europe and Asia; another 
in southern Europe, North Africa and the 
Near East; a third in the Middle East 
and Central Asia; and the fourth in 
the extreme eastern part of the range. 
The first three occur regularly on 
migration in the eastern Mediterranean. 
Habitat: Varies from all types of forest 
clearings to bushy hillsides and semi- 
desert . 
