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Nightjars and nighthawks | Caprimulgidae

Nachtzwaluwen | Chotacabras

Native species 3 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Caprimulgus 1 species

  • Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)

    Large-tailed Nightjar

    Caprimulgus macrurus
    • Monsoon vine forest
    • Mangrove
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Gardens and parks

Eurostopodus 2 species

  • Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)

    Spotted Nightjar

    Eurostopodus argus
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Mallee
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Gibber plain
  • White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis)

    White-throated Nightjar

    Eurostopodus mystacalis
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Eastern heathland
    • Tropical rainforest

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