White-throated Nightjar

Eurostopodus mystacalis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Genus
Eurostopodus
eBird Code
whtnig3

Distribution

eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland, to eastern Victoria); winters to New Guinea

Vocalizations

Jesse de Vries · CC_BY_4_0
Hayley P · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.