White-throated Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) White-throated Nightjar
The White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis) 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: eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland, to eastern Victoria); winters to New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eurostopodus mystacalis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Nightjar
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus mystacalis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.69, vol.4 pl.410
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Archbold's Nightjar
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Collared Nightjar
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