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The New Caledonian owlet-nightjar is endemic to New Caledonia’s Melaleuca savanna and humid forests. Other owlet-nightjars are solitary, nest in holes in trees, and forage from a perch, both flying out to catch flying insects (hawking) and descending onto prey on the ground or on trunks and branches. It is unknown if these habits apply to the ...
The New Caledonian nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is a poorly known species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Description
Owlet-nightjars are small crepuscular birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. Most are native to New Guinea , but some species extend to Australia , the Moluccas , and New Caledonia . A flightless species from New Zealand is extinct.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in New Caledonia. The avifauna of New Caledonia include a total of 226 species, of which 28 are endemic , and 13 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Spotted nightjar: Eurostopodus argus Hartert, EJO, 1892: 1 White-throated nightjar: Eurostopodus mystacalis (Temminck, 1826) 2 Solomons nightjar: Eurostopodus nigripennis Ramsay, EP, 1882: 3 New Caledonian nightjar: Eurostopodus exul Mayr, 1941: 4 Satanic nightjar: Eurostopodus diabolicus Stresemann, 1931: 5 Papuan nightjar: Eurostopodus ...
White-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus mystacalis; New Caledonian white-throated nightjar, Eurostopodus (mystacalis) exsul – possibly extinct (mid-20th century) Papuan nightjar, Eurostopodus papuensis; Solomons nightjar, Eurostopodus nigripennis; Lyncornis: Malaysian eared nightjar, Lyncornis temminckii; Great eared nightjar, Lyncornis macrotis
Both the New Caledonian owlet-nightjar and the New Caledonian lorikeet are believed to persist under similar circumstances. There are also another twenty or so endemic birds on the island, including the tool-using New Caledonian crow. See Endemic birds of New Caledonia for more details. The seashells from New Caledonia are in great demand by ...
New Caledonian owlet-nightjar †New Caledonian barn owl; New Caledonian cuckooshrike; New Caledonian grassbird; Yellow-bellied robin; New Caledonian whistler; Large Lifou white-eye - found only on Lifou; Green-backed white-eye - found on Grande Terre and Maré; Small Lifou white-eye - found only on Lifou; New Caledonian myzomela; New ...