Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argusHartert, EJO, 1892
English (US) Spotted Nightjar
The Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus) 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: Australia (except eastern coast and Tasmania); winters to Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea) and Lesser SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eurostopodus argus
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Nightjar
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1892
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1892
- Type locality
- 'Australia, Aru Islands and probably New Ireland.'
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 16 p.608
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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