Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus shlegelii ‡
Tyto Wetlands, Ingham, FN Qld IMG_0876 20200802
Notes: Folded primaries reach about half way along the tail.
A broad white band across outer
primaries. White in outer tail feathers. 4
prominent pale wing bars. Crepuscular & nocturnal,
rests in leaf-litter
on the ground by day. Inhabits edges of rainforest; territorial. Hawks insects
in clearings, forest breaks.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©(modified)
