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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-throated Nightjar
Described by
(Temminck, CJ, 1826)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 98 species of the family Caprimulgidae