Taxidermy Nightjar
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Log #6486
Latin: Caprimulgus Europaeus
Description: Victorian taxidermy example of a Nightjar in box-style case with naturalistic groundwork.
Nightjars are found around the world. They are mostly active in the late evening and early morning or at night, and feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects. Their cryptic, grey-brown, mottled, streaked and barred plumage provides ideal camouflage in the daytime. They have an almost supernatural reputation with their silent flight and their mythical ability to steal milk from goats.