Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Caprimulgiformes
Familia: Caprimulgidae
Subfamilia: Eurostopodinae
Genus: Eurostopodus
Species: E. archboldi - E. argus - E. diabolicus - E. exul - E. mystacalis - E. nigripennis - E. papuensis
Name
Eurostopodus Gould, 1838
References
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands. pt4 App. p.1
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.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following seven species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Eurostopodus argus | Spotted nightjar | mainland Australia, Indonesian islands. |
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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
Holyoak, D.T. Nightjars and their Allies. Oxford.
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