Owlet-nightjars

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus

The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a 43 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owlet-nightjars

Order

Aegotheliformes

Weight

43 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Australia.

Where to see it: Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia); Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve (Australia); Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia); Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Paul Whitington, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist