Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles affinisSalvadori, AT, 1876
English (US) Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
The Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars) in the order Aegotheliformes.
Range: Arfak Mountains (northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles affinis
- Order
- Aegotheliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.917
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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