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Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Least Concern

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

42,7 cm

Khối Lượng

102,5 g

Họ

Caprimulgidae

Bộ

Caprimulgiformes

Giới Thiệu

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
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	42,7 cm	16.8 in
Khối Lượng	102,5 g	3.62 oz

Nhận Dạng

Bộ Lông

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

Phạm Vi Địa Lý

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

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

Số Trứng

Âm Thanh

Tiếng Hót

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

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Bộ	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Họ	Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus	Eurostopodus
Loài	Eurostopodus argus

Distribution

Spotted Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Hiện Diện Not recorded