New Caledonian nightjar
| New Caledonian nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus |
| Species: | E. exul
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurostopodus exul (Mayr, 1941)
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The New Caledonian nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is a poorly known species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Description[]
It has silvery-grey plumage with dark blotches and streaks and a blackish crown and dark grey brown underparts with a small white throat patch.
Conservation[]
It is considered possibly extinct, as it is known only from the holotype which was collected in 1939. The specimen was of a bird taken in coastal savanna. The possibility of decline in population was probably caused by predation by introduced cats and rats, alongside habitat destruction.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Eurostopodus exul". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22726340A113023870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22726340A113023870.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Eurostopodus
- Birds of New Caledonia
- Critically endangered fauna of Oceania
- Birds described in 1941
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