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[[Category:Bestiary Entries (Additional)]][[Category:Common Avians (Additional)]]<div>__NOTOC__</div>
;Natural Habitat: Woods, Plains
;Frequency: Very Rare	
;Number: 1-2 (1)
;Description: A nightjar (or nighthawk) is a medium-sized greyish-brown nocturnal or crepuscular bird with long wings, short legs and a very short bill.
;Talents, Skills, and Magic: Nightjars possess no special skills or talents, and are not tool or magic users. They can catch insects on the wing after dark, as they have excellent nightvision and manvoeurability in the air.
;Movement Rates: Flying: 800
{{BeastStats| 2-3	| 18-20	| 22-26	| None
| 2-3	| 4-6	| 6-8	| 20-22
| 8-10	| 16	| Feathers absorb 1 DP}}
;Weapons: A Nightjar can attack only in Close Combat with its beak (BC 60%, D10-8 damage). A Satanic Eared Nightjar will inflict a Specific Grievous Injury #13 on any succesful attack from surprise, and may attack twice in a surprise pulse. 
;Comments: The Nightjar is a near-soundless flyer, although not as quiet as an owl. The Satanic Eared Nightjar likes to tear out the eyes of sleeping people and animals, and is often first detected by the "wet" plopping sound, repeated twice, that may be heard in the night-time in its habitat.