Species profile—Caprimulgus macrurus (large-tailed nightjar)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Caprimulgidae (nightjars) → Caprimulgus macrurus (large-tailed nightjar)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Caprimulgidae (nightjars)
- Scientific name
- Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821
- Common name
- large-tailed nightjar
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1975
- Alternate name(s)
- axe bird
white-tailed nightjar
hammer bird
carpenter bird - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1975.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
