Eurostopodus diabolicus (Heinrich's Nightjar)

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Rediscovery of Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus

Abstract

Sulawesi, the largest island of Wallacea, Indonesia, supports a rich and distinctive avifauna that includes 10 endemic genera and 41 species (White & Bruce 1986, Coates & Bishop in press). Among the least known of these endemics is Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus (Caprimulgidae) (or Diabolical and/or Satanic Nightjar in some recent literature), known previously only from the unique type (Stresemann 1931, 1940). We now report its rediscovery and field observations.

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Bishop, K. David and Diamond, Jared M. (1997). Rediscovery of Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus. Kukila 9: 71-73. [Abstract]

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Yong, Ding Li et al. (2012). Notes on Breeding Behaviour, Ecology, Taxonomy and Vocalisations of Satanic Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus in Central Sulawesi. Kukila 16(1): 16-30.