Eurostopodus
| Eurostopodus | |
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| White-throated nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus Gould, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Caprimulgus guttatus Vigors & Horsfield, 1827=Caprimulgus mystacalis Temminck, 1826 | |
| Species | |
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7; see text | |
Eurostopodus is a genus of nightjars in the nightjar 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]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Eurostopodus was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould in his book A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands. Gould listed two species in the genus but did not specify the type.[2] In 1840 George Gray designated the type as Caprimulgus guttatus Vigors & Horsfield, 1827.[3] This is a junior synonym of Caprimulgus mystacalis Temminck, 1826, the white-throated nightjar.[4] The genus name Eurostopodus is derived from the Ancient Greek ευρωστος/eurōstos meaning "strong" or "stout" and πους/pous, ποδος/podos meaning "foot".[5]
The following cladogram is based on a phylogenetic study by Jenna McCullough and collaborators published in 2025.[6]
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Species
[edit]The genus contains the following seven species:[7]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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. Possibly extinct. | |
| Eurostopodus diabolicus | Satanic nightjar | Sulawesi | |
| Eurostopodus papuensis | Papuan nightjar | New Guinea | |
| Eurostopodus archboldi | Archbold's nightjar | New Guinea |
References
[edit]- ^ Holyoak, D.T. Nightjars and their Allies: the Caprimulgiformes. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 290–291. ISBN 9780198549871.
- ^ Gould, John (1838). A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands. London: self. Appendix p. 1.
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 7.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Eurostopodus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ McCullough, J.M.; DeCicco, L.H.; Boseto, D.; Moyle, R.G.; Andersen, M.J. (2025). "What Is an Eared Nightjar? Ultraconserved elements clarify the evolutionary relationships of Eurostopodus and Lyncornis nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae)". Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 4 (1). doi:10.18061/bssb.v4i1.10183.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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