Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) by Ian
And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place. (Isaiah 34:14 ESV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – APODIFORMES, Family – Aegothelidae – Owlet-nightjars
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Species (9)
Feline Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis)
Starry Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei)
Moluccan Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons)
Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii)
Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi)
New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi)
Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii)
Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles affinis)
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
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- Aegothelidae – OBI
- Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae) – IBC
- Aegothelidae – Wikipedia
- Aegothelidae – Le quide ornitho
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Owlet-nightjars are small nocturnal birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. Most are native to New Guinea, but some species extend to Australia, the Moluccas, and New Caledonia. A New Zealand species is extinct. There is a single monotypic family Aegothelidae with the genus Aegotheles.
Owlet-nightjars are insectivores which hunt mostly in the air but sometimes on the ground; their soft plumage is a crypic mixture of browns and paler shades, they have fairly small, weak feet (but larger and stronger than those of a frogmouth or a nightjar), a tiny bill that opens extraordinarily wide, surrounded by prominent whiskers. The wings are short, with 10 primaries and about 11 secondaries; the tail long and rounded. (Wikipedia with editing)
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