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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 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 ...
An mRNA analysis of the owlet-nightjars published in 2003 found that the Karimui owlet-nightjar was more closely related to the Vogelkop owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles affinis) than it was to the barred owlet-nightjar. [2] It was only known from the type specimen until it was rediscovered in 2016. [3] It is now treated as a distinct species. [4]
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. Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus
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.
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 barred owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) is a species of bird in the owlet-nightjar family Aegothelidae. It is found in New Guinea . The species was originally thought to be the same species as the Australian owlet-nightjar , until that species was found within the range of the barred owlet-nightjar.