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Wallace's Owlet-nightjar - BirdForum Opus

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Aegotheles wallacii

Identification

18-30cm. Patterned brown, grey, rufous, buff and black. Large head, large forward-facing eyes within a facial disk, rounded wings, small legs and feet, long toes that bear long claws.

Distribution

New Guinea and some surrounding islands.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized, wallacii, gigas, and manni. Wallace's Owlet Nightjar has in the past been believed to be a part of Barred Owlet-nightjar.

Habitat

Forest, woodlands, scrub, and savannas.

Behaviour

Nocturnal.

They nest in holes.

The diet includes insects such as spiders and millipedes.

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