WHITE-THROATED NIGHTJAR

Photographed at Bunyip State Park, Victoria February 2017

970             WHITE-THROATED NIGHTJAR               Eurostopodus mystacalis 

AUSTRALIA              702

Also known as Fern Owl or Laughing Owl. 32-37 cm. Found on bare ground with leaves, rocks, branches; bracken on dry ridges, slopes of coastal heath; forests, woodlands, wallum country. Range: coastal e. Australia from Cape York (Q) to Otway Ranges (Vic) inland to western slopes of Divide.

SAVANNA NIGHTJAR

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016

836            SAVANNA NIGHTJAR             Caprimulgus affinis

INDONESIA (Bali)         49

Open country bird which has benefitted from coastal forest clearances and developments; found in Savanna woodlands, grasslands and dry fields,especially near the coast and along inland river beds; often seen near human habitation. 22 cm. Range: Oriental region, south-east into Indonesia; widespread and locally fairly common resident in the Sundra region and parts of Wallacea.

LONG-TAILED NIGHTJAR

Photographed in northern Queensland

698                      LONG-TAILED NIGHTJAR                     Caprimulgus macrurus

AUSTRALIA                        540

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AUSTRALIAN OWLET-NIGHTJAR

Photographed at Deniliquin, February 2015

512           AUSTRALIAN OWLET-NIGHTJAR            Aegotheles cristatus

Australia          (353)

Also known as Moth Owl. Roosts in tree-hollows by day, hunting for insects at night. Eyes do not glow in the dark like true nightjars. Ranges across all of Australia, including Tasmania. Habitat is varied butrainforests, eucalypt forests, woodlands, arid inland scrubs, trees on inland watercourses, billabongs.

Photographed at Nyngan, NSW March 2015

SPOTTED NIGHTJAR

191             SPOTTED NIGHTJAR            Eurostopodus argus

Australia          (191)

29-33 cm. Widespread across mainland Australia, mostly in drier habitats w. of Divide. Found in drier eucalyptus woodlands, stony, sandy ridges, mallee, mulga, pine scrubs, spinifex.