New Caledonian nightjar
| New Caledonian nightjar | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus |
| Species: | E. exul |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurostopodus exul (Mayr, 1941) | |
The New Caledonian nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is a poorly known species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
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.
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.
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