Eurostopodus argus
5 Spotted Nightjar at Throsby, ACT
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| Eurostopodus argus | MatthewFrawley | 28 Jul 2024 | |
| Podargus strigoides | CarbonAI | 28 Jul 2024 | |
| Eurostopodus argus | DPRees125 | 28 Jul 2024 |
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Significant sighting
MatthewFrawley noted:
28 Jul 2024
The first confirmed sighting of the Spotted Nightjar for the ACT and the first sighting for Canberra & Southern Tablelands Nature Map
User's notes
One from my archives, which I recently remembered I had and I think now its time it should be put on Canberra nature map as there are no others locally, so that others can be better prepared should they come across this bird in the ACT and surrounds. This record was accepted at the time by the COG rarities panel as a new record for the ACT, especially as I was able to record the wing pattern when it took off, which you can see here. Given the technology of the day the video camera I used did a reasonable job as it was running at 25fps. This clearly shows the bird having large white apical wing patches, indicative of the Spotted Nightjar, a species widespread in inland Australia, rather than the east coast White throated Nightjar, which does not have these large patches but is known to be a regular summer visitor to the Canberra region. In addition there are no white patches on the tail, - which rules out the Long-tailed Nightjar of Qld, the only other resident Nightjar in Australia
Location marked is approximate based on my memories and notes
For a more immersive experience you can watch the video of the sighting at https://vimeo.com/73926269
4 comments
28 Jul 2024
Fantastic record David and thanks for submitting this to NatureMapr. I've only ever been lucky enough to see the White-throated Nightjar in the ACT.
6 Aug 2024
Matt
like this How many other rare bird observations have there been in the ACT in the last 3 years? is there any way to interrogate CNM to check?
like this How many other rare bird observations have there been in the ACT in the last 3 years? is there any way to interrogate CNM to check?
6 Aug 2024
Most bird records don't go onto CNM, Ebird is more usual. I have put this here to make people aware of it and the posibility of finding them again in the region
Location information
- Coordinates 149.184396-35.178437
- Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2011 11:00 AM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Featured DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eurostopodus argus Nocturnal Birds Birds
Species information
- Eurostopodus argus Scientific name
- Spotted Nightjar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 579.64m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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