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The Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea. It is colloquially known as the moth owl. It is the most common nocturnal bird in Australia, and despite suffering from predation and competition by introduced species it is not considered threatened. [1]
Owlet-nightjars are insectivores which hunt mostly in the air but sometimes on the ground; their soft plumage is a cryptic 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 ...
The owlet-nightjars are a distinctive group of small nocturnal birds related to swifts found from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to Australia and New Caledonia. One species is found in Australia. Australian owlet-nightjar
The Karimui owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles terborghi) is a species of bird in the owlet-nightjar family Aegothelidae.It is found in montane eastern New Guinea.. It was formally described in 1967 by the American scientist Jared Diamond based on a single specimen that had been collected in the Karimui basin of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The yellow wattlebird is Australia's largest honeyeater and an endemic Tasmanian species. A total of 383 species of bird have been recorded living in the wild on the island of Tasmania, nearby islands and islands in Bass Strait. Birds of Macquarie Island are not included in this list. Twelve species are endemic to the island of Tasmania, and most of these are common and widespread. However ...
Spotted nightjar, Eurostopodus argus [2] Australasian Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii [ 2 ] Australian owlet-nightjar , Aegotheles cristatus [ 2 ]
Nightjars in the colloquial sense refers to a group of birds with dull plumage which hide during the day and often have striking calls. They are actually a number of groups which includes the true nightjars and nighthawks as well as the related eared-nightjars in the Caprimulgiformes, and the owlet-nightjars in the Aegotheliformes which recently have been verified as distinct.
The New Caledonian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi), also known as the enigmatic owlet-nightjar, is a large owlet-nightjar with vermiculated grey-brown and black plumage. It has a long, slightly rounded tail, short, rounded wings, and long, stout legs. Its voice is unknown, but other owlet-nightjar species make churring and whistling sounds.