Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus - Égothèle d'Australie

Systematics

Order
:
Aegotheliformes
Family
:
Aegothélidés
Genus
:
Aegotheles
Species
:
cristatus

Descriptor

Shaw, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 21 à 65 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Aegotheles cristatus cristatus (se New Guinea and Australia)
Aegotheles cristatus tasmanicus (Tasmania)

Foreign names

Égothèle d'Australie,
Egotelo australiano,
noitibó-coruja-australiano,
Baumhöhlenschwalm,
ausztrál kuvikfecske,
Australische Dwergnachtzwaluw,
Egotele australiano,
australisk uggleskärra,
Australuglesvale,
lelčík závojový,
lelčík australský,
Australsk Uglesvale,
australiankehrääjä,
egotel australià,
sownik australijski,
Австралийский совиный козодой,
オーストラリアズクヨタカ,
澳洲裸鼻夜鹰,
澳洲裸鼻鴟,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)