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Papuan Nightjar

Eurostopodus papuensis

Least Concern
Envergadura
37,9 cm
Peso
80,5 g
Familia
Caprimulgidae
Orden
Caprimulgiformes
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Chotacabras de Nueva Guinea, 25-28 cm. Plumaje moteado críptico. Habita bosques del norte de Australia y Nueva Guinea. Nocturno, insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 37,9 cm 14.9 in
Peso 80,5 g 2.84 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Dark grey-brown finely vermiculated with buff and black; pale buff and rufous throat patch; pale supercilium; no white wing patches; tail barred brown and buff; cryptically patterned bark-mimicking plumage.

Habitat & Range

Distribución geográfica

Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

Diet & Feeding

Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: NO.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Sonido

Canto

Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia Caprimulgidae (Chotacabras)
Genus Eurostopodus
Especies Eurostopodus papuensis

Distribution

Papuan Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Papuan Nightjar eat?
Hawks large flying insects, especially moths, at night over Papuan forest and savanna.
Where does the Papuan Nightjar live?
Resident of savanna woodland, grass, and scrub in lowland New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
Is the Papuan Nightjar endangered?
The Papuan Nightjar has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Papuan Nightjar nest?
Nest type: NO.
What does the Papuan Nightjar sound like?
Churring, repetitive nocturnal call; soft bubbling trill; melodic series of hollow notes; calls from low perch or ground in New Guinea lowland forest
How big is the Papuan Nightjar?
The Papuan Nightjar has a wingspan of 37.9 cm, weight of 80.5 g.
What order and family does the Papuan Nightjar belong to?
The Papuan Nightjar (Eurostopodus papuensis) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.

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