Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae)
Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) - HBW 5, p. 264
French: Égothèle de Bennett
German: Bennettschwalm
Spanish: Egotelo Barrado
Other common names: Bennett’s/Collared Owlet-nightjar
Taxonomy: Aegotheles bennettii Salvadori and D’Albertis, 1875, Hall Sound, south-east New Guinea.
Regarded as conspecific with A. cristatus until the latter was discovered to occur in New Guinea within the range of present species, but the two are evidently close relatives. Race affinis has sometimes been suggested to be a race of A. cristatus, but its uniformly sooty coloration and rounded wings leave little doubt that it belongs instead with present species; nevertheless, recent studies suggest it may actually be better treated as a separate species. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- affinis Salvadori, 1875 - Arfak Mts in Vogelkop Peninsula (NW New Guinea).
- wiedenfeldi Laubmann, 1914 - N New Guinea from R Idenburg to Holnicote Bay.
- terborghi Diamond, 1967 - Karimui Basin in E Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
- affinis Salvadori, 1875 - Arfak Mts in Vogelkop Peninsula (NW New Guinea).
- wiedenfeldi Laubmann, 1914 - N New Guinea from R Idenburg to Holnicote Bay.
- terborghi Diamond, 1967 - Karimui Basin in E Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
- bennettii Salvadori & D’Albertis, 1875 - S coast of SE New Guinea from R Koembe E to Milne Bay.
- plumiferus E. P. Ramsay, 1883 - Fergusson I and Goodenough I (D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch. Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp bennettii)
Keith Blomerley 30 August 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 3 -
A close-up of a bird in the nest. Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp bennettii)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 5 years ago 1 sec 3 -
A bird on the nest in a trunk Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp bennettii)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 2.9
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A roosting adult watches attentively to a bunch of birders near its roost hole
Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 September 2009 2 years ago 3
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