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Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Least Concern

Envergure

42,7 cm

Poids

102,5 g

Famille

Caprimulgidae

Ordre

Caprimulgiformes

À propos

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
Envergure	42,7 cm	16.8 in
Poids	102,5 g	3.62 oz

Identification

Plumage

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

Répartition géographique

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.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportement et reproduction

Nidification

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

Taille de la couvée

Son

Chant

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

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordre	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Famille	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Eurostopodus
Espèces	Eurostopodus argus

Distribution

Spotted Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Présent Not recorded