Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus Hartert, EJO, 1892

Spotted Nightjar, Eurostopodus argus, is a nightjar of Australasia that breeds across Australia apart from the south-east and Tasmania, and moves to the southern Moluccas outside the breeding season. It is found on the mainland and on several Indonesian islands. Its plumage is finely patterned for camouflage on the ground, and adults show large white spots on four outer primary feathers. It lacks the white tail markings of the large-tailed nightjar. It was described by Hartert in 1892.

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Caprimulgidae — Nightjars

Breeding range

Australasia: Australia (except se, Tasmania)

Nonbreeding range

to s Moluccas