Spotted Nightjar

Eurostopodus argus

Pheeney's Tk, Murray-Sunset NP, W Vic MVI_3516-b 20190514

Notes: Intricately flecked plumage patterns: well camouflaged on ground.
Adult has large white spots on four outer primary feathers.
Nocturnal, insectivorous. Feeds in flight, primarily roosts on fallen leaf-litter.

Range from Morcombe^©

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