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Photo © by THE_FERN
Anaso track, Lore Lindu Indonesia, July 2023

Alternative names: Diabolical Nightjar; Heinrich's Nightjar; Satanic Eared-Nightjar

Eurostopodus diabolicus

Identification

Photo © by Alan99
Lore Lindu, Sulawesi

27 cm.

overall dark grey brown
underparts barred/scalloped white and brown. May be quite rufous
collar thin and buff / ochre-coloured; extends almost to hind neck
cheek and throat uniformly dark
brow may appear slightly paler grey
scapulars often strikingly greyer on folded wing
third and fourth outer primaries have small white spots
tail barred blackish and greyish (no white)

Distribution

Sulawesi endemic.
South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. North and centre of the island.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Eurostopodus diabolicus is monotypic^[1]..

Habitat

Status

IUCN Red List category: Vulnerable (BirdLife International, 2008).^[2]

Behaviour

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
BirdLife International (2008) The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 1. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Satanic Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Satanic_Nightjar

External Links

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-'''Alternative names: Diabolical Nightjar, Diabolical Eared Nightjar, Satanic Eared-Nightjar, Heinrich's Nightjar'''
+{{incomplete}}
+[[Image:diabolical_nightjar.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}<br />Anaso track, Lore Lindu [[Indonesia]], July 2023 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]]
+'''Alternative names: Diabolical Nightjar; Heinrich's Nightjar; Satanic Eared-Nightjar'''
 ;[[:Category:Eurostopodus|Eurostopodus]] diabolicus
-[[Image:Diabolical_or_Satanic_Eared_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alan99<br>Lore Lindu, Sulawesi.
+==Identification==
-Day after first finding of this species in broad daylight! ]]
+[[Image:Diabolical_or_Satanic_Eared_Nightjar.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Alan99|Alan99}}<br />[[Lore Lindu]], [[Sulawesi]]]]
+cm.
+*overall dark grey brown
+*underparts barred/scalloped white and brown. May be quite rufous
+*collar thin and buff / ochre-coloured; extends almost to hind neck
+*cheek and throat uniformly dark
+*brow may appear slightly paler grey
+*[[Topography#General Anatomy|scapulars]] often strikingly greyer on folded wing
+*third and fourth outer [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] have small white spots
+*tail barred blackish and greyish (no white)
-==Identification==
-cm.  Grey brown spotted, dark crown, barred brown below and small white spot on the third and fourth outer primaries wing feathers.
 ==Distribution==
-[[Indonesia]]
+[[Sulawesi]] endemic.<br />
+South East Asia: [[Indonesia]]: [[Greater Sundas]]. North and centre of the island.
 ==Taxonomy==
-''Eurostopodus diabolicus'' is monotypic.
+====Subspecies====
+''Eurostopodus diabolicus'' is [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>..
 ==Habitat==
 ==Status==
-IUCN Red List category: '''Vulnerable''' (BirdLife International, 2008).
+IUCN Red List category: '''Vulnerable''' (BirdLife International, 2008).<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
 ==Behaviour==
-==Reference==
+==References==
- ''The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources''. Version 1. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip] [.xls zipped 1 MB].
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}# BirdLife International (2008) ''The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources''. Version 1. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_1.zip] [.xls zipped 1 MB].
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Eurostopodus+diabolicus}}
+{{GSearch|"Eurostopodus diabolicus" {{!}} "Satanic Nightjar" {{!}} "Diabolical Nightjar" {{!}} "Heinrich's Nightjar" {{!}} "Satanic Eared-Nightjar"}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eurostopodus]] [[category:incomplete]]
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eurostopodus]]