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Description: | This is the first recorded British specimen of a Red-necked Nightjar, and a rare record from northern Europe. This Red-necked Nightjar was shot at Killingworth in Northumberland on 5 October 1856 and was purchased by John Hancock from a gamedealer called Pape the next day. Red-necked nightjars hunt for moths during the night. Their feathers are patterned to look like dead leaves. This helps to hide them while resting on the ground or perching on branches during the day.
, Age: adult, Form: mount | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.26634 | Go to resource |
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