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Photo by Rob Hutchinson
Location: Halmahera, Indonesia

Alternative name: Long-whiskered Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles crinifrons

Euaegotheles crinifrons

Identification

Most easily discovered by its maniacal nocturnal "laugh".

Distribution

Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species; some authorities place it in genus Euaegotheles.

Habitat

Photo © by THE_FERN. Pak Roji's, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2023

Forest and montane.

Behaviour

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