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[[Image:Barred_Owlet-Nightjara.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br /> [[Varirata National Park]], [[Papua New Guinea]], September 2008]] | [[Image:Barred_Owlet-Nightjara.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br /> [[Varirata National Park]], [[Papua New Guinea]], September 2008]] | ||
;[[:Category:Aegotheles|Aegotheles]] bennettii | ;[[:Category:Aegotheles|Aegotheles]] bennettii | ||
| − | '''Includes Salvadori's Owlet | + | '''Includes Salvadori's Owlet nightjar''' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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:*D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough) | :*D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough) | ||
| − | ''Aegotheles affinis'' ('''Salvadori's Owlet | + | ''Aegotheles affinis'' ('''Salvadori's Owlet nightjar''') including subspecies ''terborghi'' has been proposed for elevation as a full species. |
| − | In the past, [[Wallace's Owlet- | + | In the past, [[Wallace's Owlet-nightjar]] has also been included in this species. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist forests. | Moist forests. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1874287 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths. | #[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1874287 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths. | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 23 August 2015
- Aegotheles bennettii
Includes Salvadori's Owlet nightjar
Identification
20-23cm
- Upperparts dark brown to blackish with narrow light lines
- Underparts pale grey to whitish buff with broad bars and spots.
Sexes are similar.
Distribution
New Guinea and some sourrounding islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Five subspecies are recognized:
- A. b. affinis:
- Arfak Mountains (north-western New Guinea)
- A. b. wiedenfeldi:
- Northern New Guinea (Idenburg River to Holnicote Bay)
- A. b. terborghi:
- Eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea (Karimui basin region)
- A. b. bennettii:
- Coastal south-eastern New Guinea (Koembe River to Milne Bay)
- A. b. plumiferus:
- D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough)
Aegotheles affinis (Salvadori's Owlet nightjar) including subspecies terborghi has been proposed for elevation as a full species.
In the past, Wallace's Owlet-nightjar has also been included in this species.
Habitat
Moist forests.
Behaviour
The eggs are white.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Answers.com
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Owlet-nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Owlet-nightjar
