Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nightjars and Allies :: Spotted Nightjar

Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus

Described by: Hartert (1892)
Alternate common name(s): Spotted Eared-nightjar
Old scientific name(s): Eurostopodus guttatus

Photographs

Hattah, Victoria, Australia - 1970 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Australia;
Inland to nw. and ce. Western Australia (Keep River National Park), Northern Territory, South Australia, n. Victoria, New South Wales (Round Hill Nature Reserve) and through c. Queensland to s. Cape York Peninsula. Winters n. to the e. Lesser Sundas, Aru Is. References to this species ranging to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago (New Ireland) may refer to the White-throated Nightjar.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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