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Species
Eurostopodus papuensis Schlegel, 1866
Nomenclature
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Family: CaprimulgidaeGenus: Eurostopodus
Species:
Eurostopodus papuensis Schlegel, 1866
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Papuan Nightjar, Papuan Eared-nightjar
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SUMMARY
Sexes similar. Upperparts brown speckled and barred greyish- brown, cinnamon and rufous, broadly streaked blackish- brown on crown; no nuchal collar; wing- coverts brown speckled, spotted and tipped tawny and buff; scapulars cinnamon- buff speckled greyish- brown, boldly spotted blackish- brown; large white throat patch; underparts cinnamon- rufous barred brown, becoming buff barred brown on belly and flanks; both sexes lack white markings on wings and tail. Iris dark brown, bill blackish, legs and feet blackish. Immature similar to adult, though often slightly paler and more heavily spotted on head.