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Eurostopodus
White-throated nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Species

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

  1. Holyoak, D.T. Nightjars and their Allies. Oxford.
Genera of nightjars, hummingbirds, swifts and their extinct allies
Strisores
Archaeotrogonidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulginae
Chordeilinae
Eurostopodinae
Vanescaves
Sedentaves
Steatornithiformes
Fluvioviridavidae
Steatornithidae
Nyctibiiformes
Nyctibiidae
Parapreficinae
Nyctibiinae
Letornithes
Podargiformes
Podargiformes
Podargidae
Apodimorphae
    • See below ↓
Caprimulgus longipennis

Lyncornis macrotis

Batrachostomus septimus
Apodimorphae
Eocypselidae
Daedalornithes
incertae sedis
Aegotheliformes
Aegothelidae
Apodiformes
Aegialornithidae
Cypselavidae
Jungornithidae
Trochiloidea
    • See below ↓
Apodidae
    • See below ↓
Aegotheles savesi
Trochiloidea
incertae sedis
Trochilidae
Florisuginae
Phaethornithinae
Polytminae
Polytminae
Heliantheini
Lesbiini
Patagoninae
Trochilinae
Trochilini
Lampornithini
Mellisugini
Loddigesia mirabilis Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Apodi
incertae sedis
Hemiprocnidae
Apodidae
Apodinae
Apodini
Chaeturini
Collocaliini
Cypseloidinae
Aeronautes saxatalis
Taxon identifiers
Eurostopodus


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