Papuan Nightjar
Eurostopodus papuensis(Schlegel, H, 1866)
English (US) Papuan Nightjar
The Papuan Nightjar (Eurostopodus papuensis) 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: lowlands of New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eurostopodus papuensis
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan Nightjar
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus papuensis
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1866)
- Type locality
- Salawati and the opposite coast of New Guinea.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3 p.340
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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