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Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Least Concern

Envergadura

42,7 cm

Peso

102,5 g

Família

Caprimulgidae

Ordem

Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

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
Envergadura	42,7 cm	16.8 in
Peso	102,5 g	3.62 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

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

Distribuição geográfica

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.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

Som

Canto

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

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Eurostopodus
Espécies	Eurostopodus argus

Distribution

Spotted Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded