Animalz

Eurostopodus

  • Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus

    The Spotted Nightjar is an Australian nightjar that rests on the ground by day and becomes active at dusk and night.

  • Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus

    The Satanic Nightjar is a nocturnal bird of Sulawesi. Males have a white throat band and females a pale buff band.

  • White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis

    Streaked in black, brown, grey, and fawn, it blends into leaves and twigs by day and catches insects near the ground at night. It occurs in eastern Australia's coastal forests and woodlands.

  • Archbold's Nightjar Eurostopodus archboldi

    Archbold's Nightjar inhabits New Guinea's mountain forests. It hunts flying insects around dusk and at night.

  • New Caledonian Nightjar Eurostopodus exul

    The New Caledonian Nightjar is treated as a separate species by IUCN and ITIS, but it is known from only one specimen collected in 1939. IUCN assesses it as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). This entry is limited to records of Eurostopodus exul.

  • Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis

    This nocturnal nightjar uses coasts and forest margins in the Solomon Islands archipelago. A 2019 Western Province study recorded four ground nests, each with one egg laid among sand, leaf litter, or coral material.

  • Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis

    The Papuan Nightjar catches insects in flight over lowland forest, openings, and rivers. Its white throat chevron stands out against otherwise dark plumage.

  • White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis

    Streaked in black, brown, grey, and fawn, it blends into leaves and twigs by day and catches insects near the ground at night. It occurs in eastern Australia's coastal forests and woodlands.

  • Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus

    The Satanic Nightjar is a nocturnal bird of Sulawesi. Males have a white throat band and females a pale buff band.

  • Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus

    The Spotted Nightjar is an Australian nightjar that rests on the ground by day and becomes active at dusk and night.