Genus Aegotheles

 

Mountain Owlet-Nightjar - The Mountain Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

 

Eastern Mountain Owlet-Nightjar - The Archbold's Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is named after American explorer Richard Archbold.

 

Barred Owlet-Nightjar - The Barred Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Australian Owlet-Nightjar - The Australian Owlet-nightjar is a small to medium sized owlet-nightjar with grey upperparts and a white, barred front and a distinct dark and pale patterning on the head. In the north of Australia females can also have a rufous morph. The plumage is overall paler in desert populations. It is adapted to live in open woodland, with more pointed wings and larger feet, unlike most of the rest of the family that live in dense forest . It lives in a variety of habitats as well as open woodland, including mangrove swamps, grasslands, mallee scrub as well as dense forest.

 

Large Owlet-Nightjar - The Feline Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

 

New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar - This bird is endemic to New Caledonia’s Melaleuca savanna and humid forests. Other members of its genus are highly territorial and nest in holes in trees. These birds also forage by sitting on a branch and attacking small animals. It is unknown if these habits apply to the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar, but this species is larger and has longer legs than the others, so it may be more terrestrial.

 

Aegotheles tatei - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar - The Wallace's Owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Order : Caprimulgiformes
Family : Aegothelidae
Genus : Aegotheles