Archbold's Nightjar
Eurostopodus archboldi(Mayr, E; Rand, AL, 1935)
English (US) Archbold's Nightjar
The Archbold's Nightjar (Eurostopodus archboldi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: highlands of New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eurostopodus archboldi
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Archbold's Nightjar
- Described by
- (Mayr, E; Rand, AL, 1935)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lyncornis archboldi
- Described by
- (Mayr, E; Rand, AL, 1935)
- Type locality
- West slope of Mount Tafa at 2400 metres, New Guinea.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.814 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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