The European Nightjar is a discrete and cryptic bird. Its virtually undetectable camouflage and the fact that it inhabits hard-to-access areas make this mysterious long-distance traveller very enigmatic. Its disappearance from the majority of nesting sites outside of Valais and Ticino raises questions about the use of the habitat by this species and the measures that could be taken to protect it.
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© Arto Juvonen
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European Nightjar
European Nightjar
Species promotion – European Nightjar
Sparse grasslands and forests for the European Nightjar
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Species Recovery
Topic
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion, Ecology
Habitat
forest, meadows and pastures
Project start
2003
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Jean-Nicolas Pradervand
Project region
Valais
Project team members
Employee of the regional Office Valais
Jean-Nicolas Pradervand
+41 79 784 52 32
jean-nicolas.pradervand@vogelwarte.ch
Betroffene Vogelarten
Unit
Species Recovery
Wildlife conservation coordinates the development, improvement and dissemination of measures in favour of priority bird species that cannot be helped by habitat protection alone. Together with BirdLife Switzerland and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the department also coordinates the “Species Recovery for Swiss Birds” programme.
