Caprimulgiformes
Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae)
HBW 5, p. 252
- Small to medium-sized nocturnal birds, with wide but rather weak bill, short legs and upright stance when perching.
- Australasia.
- Mainly forests or woodland, one species extending into open, dry scrubland.
- 1 genus, 9 species, 18 taxa.
- 1 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 10 7 3 8 1 Feline Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis)
- 0 7 2 Spangled Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei)
- 4 1 1 2 8 3 Moluccan Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons)
- 0 7 4 Wallace's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii)
- 0 8 5 Archbold's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles archboldi)
- 5 1 3 1 8 6 Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi)
- 0 2 7 New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi)
- 4 1 3 8 8 Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii)
- 25 12 13 8 9 Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Family statistics
1 genus, 9 species
| 48 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 1 genus | (100%) |
| 5 species | (56%) |
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