Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
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About Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
The spotted nightjar or spotted eared-nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It inhabits much of mainland Australia and has also been found in several Indonesian islands. Its natural habitats are open forests and woodlands, scrub, spinifex and tussock grassland, savannah woodland and mangroves.