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New Caledonian Nightjar

Eurostopodus exulMayr, E, 1941

English (US) New Caledonian Nightjar

Possibly extinct

The New Caledonian Nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) 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: New Caledonia; known only from a single specimen from 1939Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Eurostopodus exul
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
New Caledonian Nightjar
Described by
Mayr, E, 1941

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Eurostopodus mystacalis exul
Described by
Mayr, E, 1941
Type locality
Tao, northwestern New Caledonia
Original description
American Museum Novitates no.1152 p.1-7

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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