The New Caledonian nightjar (Eurostopodus exul) is a poorly known species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
| New Caledonian nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus |
| Species: | E. exul
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurostopodus exul Mayr, 1941
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Description edit
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.
Conservation edit
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.
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Eurostopodus exul.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Eurostopodus exul". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T22726340A113023870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22726340A113023870.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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