Spotted Nightjar

Lochman Transparencies » Products » Australian Wildlife » Spotted Nightjar

Details

Name:
Spotted Nightjar

Scientific Name:
Eurostopodus argus

Reference Number:
LLS-683

Description

Order Caprimulgiformes; Family Caprimulgidae; Scientific name: Eurostopodus argus; Former scientific name: Caprimulgus guttatus; Common name: Spotted Nightjar - Distribution in Australia: widespread in all mainland states west of Great Dividing Range; absent in Tasmania and most of Victoria - Distribution outside Australia: Part of the population overwinters in Lesser Sundas and on Aru Island.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLS-683
Scientific Name:	Eurostopodus argus