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Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argusHartert, E, 1892
Also known asGinyir-ginyir
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- CAPRIMULGIFORMES
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Eurostopodus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except south-east, Tasmania)
- Non-breeding range
- To south Moluccas
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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