Australian owlet-nightjar
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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]
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Australian owlet-nightjar | |
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In New South Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Aegotheliformes |
Family: | Aegothelidae |
Genus: | Aegotheles |
Species: | A. cristatus |
Binomial name | |
Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) | |
Global range Year-Round Range Summer Range Winter Range |
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