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Alternative names: Cloud-forest Nightjar; Mountain Eared-Nightjar
- Eurostopodus archboldi
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are seven species; there is but one genus, Eurostopodus. Previously, they were considered a subfamily Eurostopodinae of the nightjar and nighthawk family Caprimulgidae.
Eurostopodus archboldi is monotypic.
Habitat
Forest and scrub.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects taken on the wing.
The nest is made of dry leaves, often at the foot of a tree. One egg is laid.
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
