| Solomons nightjar | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus |
| Species: | E. nigripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurostopodus nigripennis Ramsay, 1882 | |
The Solomons nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It avoids human activity, and (like other nightjars) is nocturnal.
It was recently split from the white-throated nightjar based on differences in vocalizations, morphology, and range.
Juvenile plumage is duller than that of adults.
It feeds on flying insects.
Breeding and Nesting
Solomons nightjars typically nest on flat ground 20-30m from the ocean in a mix of leaf litter, sand, and limestone coral, with clutches of a single egg. Eggs are off-white with large blotched speckling. Nestlings are threatened by fire ants and feral cats.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Eurostopodus nigripennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22725672A94899076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725672A94899076.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Alabai, Maasafi; Esau, Tommy; Kekeubata, Esau; Waneagea, Jackson; MacLaren, David; Major, Richard E.; Callaghan, Corey T. (2019-12-16). "First record of Solomons Nightjar Eurostopodus nigripennis for Malaita, with a description of its nest site". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139 (4): 325. doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i4.2019.a4. ISSN 0007-1595.
- ^ Guo, Tina V.; Mosah, Stanton; McCullough, Jenna M.; DeRaad, Devon A.; DeCicco, Lucas H.; Tigulu, Ikuo G.; Famoo, Roy; Hobete, Jonathan; Runi, Lazarus; Rusa, Gloria; Tippet, Alan; Ben, Twomey; Olson, Karen V.; Klicka, Lukas B.; Moyle, Robert G. (2021-09-14). "Detailed description of the nest, eggs, and juvenile plumage of the Solomons Nightjar (Eurostopodus nigripennis)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 132 (4). doi:10.1676/1559-4491-132.4.1028. ISSN 1559-4491. S2CID 237507282.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eurostopodus nigripennis | |
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