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Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Least Concern

طول الجناح

42,7 cm

الوزن

102,5 g

الفصيلة

Caprimulgidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~103 g) of open woodland, spinifex grassland, and rocky ridges across mainland Australia. Intricately spotted and barred brown, grey, and buff. Cryptic by day on the ground among leaf litter. Crepuscular and nocturnal; feeds on flying insects caught in aerial pursuit. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	42,7 cm	16.8 in
الوزن	102,5 g	3.62 oz

التعرف

الريش

Cryptically mottled grey-brown, rufous, and black with intricate vermiculations; distinctive large white spots on wing coverts; white throat patch; no white in wings or tail. Sexes similar with slight pattern differences.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident and partial migrant of open woodland, grassland, and scrub across mainland Australia and migrating to New Guinea and Indonesia in winter.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial insectivore; hawks large moths, beetles, and flying insects at dusk and dawn over Australian scrubland.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: NO. Incubation: 29-33 days. Fledging: 30 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

الصوت

الغناء

Loud churring 'good-lord-deliver-us' repeated at dusk; melodic bubbling quality; also emits hollow 'cow-cow-cow' series and soft frog-like croaking

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
الفصيلة	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Eurostopodus
الأنواع	Eurostopodus argus

Distribution

Spotted Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded