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Eurostopodus

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Eurostopodus
White-throated nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Eurostopodinae
Genus: Eurostopodus
Gould, 1838
Species

7; see text

Eurostopodus is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. This genus is distinctive among the Old World nightjars in lacking long rictal bristles. It also shows some features that are not shared with Caprimulginae and Chordeilinae, like having a larger size or the variable presence of ear-tufts, juveniles showing rufous plumage, long incubation periods and brown-reds and black spotted eggs.[1]

Species

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The genus contains the following seven species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Eurostopodus argus Spotted nightjar mainland Australia, Indonesian islands.
Eurostopodus mystacalis White-throated nightjar eastern Australia; Papua New Guinea
Eurostopodus nigripennis Solomons nightjar Solomon Islands archipelago
Eurostopodus exul New Caledonian nightjar New Caledonia.
Eurostopodus diabolicus Satanic nightjar Sulawesi
Eurostopodus papuensis Papuan nightjar New Guinea.
Eurostopodus archboldi Archbold's nightjar New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ Holyoak, D.T. Nightjars and their Allies. Oxford.