Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae)

Archbold's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles archboldi) - HBW 5, p. 263

French: Égothèle d’Archbold German: Archboldbergschwalm Spanish: Egotelo de Archbold
Other common names: Eastern Mountain Owlet-nightjar

Taxonomy: Aegotheles albertisi archboldi Rand, 1941, 2800 m altitude, 9 km north-east of Lake Habbema, New Guinea.
Formerly treated as a race of A. albertisi, but is apparently a sibling species, replacing it at higher elevations (see page 253). Monotypic.

Distribution: C New Guinea: known only from Wissel Lakes area, Nassau Range, N slope of Mt Wilhelmina and Victor Emanuel Mts.