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Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argusHartert, E, 1892
Updated
Also known asGinyir-ginyir
- Order
- CAPRIMULGIFORMES
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Eurostopodus
At a glance
The Spotted Nightjar is a medium-sized bird, about 27–35 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 27–35 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Spotted Nightjar look like?
The Spotted Nightjar is a medium-sized bird, about 27–35 cm long and weighing 72–132 g.
The spotted nightjar or spotted eared-nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It inhabits much of mainland Australia and has also been found in several Indonesian islands. Its natural habitats are open forests and woodlands, scrub, spinifex and tussock grassland, savannah woodland and mangroves.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Spotted Nightjar?
The Spotted Nightjar is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Spotted Nightjar eat?
The Spotted Nightjar feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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