Aegotheles cristatus
Australian Owlet-nightjar at Lorne, NSW
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| Aegotheles cristatus | JamesLidseyBCT | 16 Oct 2024 | |
| Aegotheles cristatus | jks | 15 Oct 2024 | |
| Aegotheles cristatus | jks | 15 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | Butlinz | 15 Oct 2024 |
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Is this an owl?
2 comments
16 Oct 2024
Wow what a capture!! It's an Owlet Nightjar a cool species. Despite the name it's actually not and Owl and some would argue not a nightjar either (although it's more closely related to nightjars than owls)
https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Aegotheles-cristatus
https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Aegotheles-cristatus
Location information
- Places Lorne, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Butlinz Recorded by
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Species information
- Aegotheles cristatus Scientific name
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 852m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes