Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus(Shaw, G, 1790)
English (US) Australian Owlet-nightjar
The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles cristatus
- Order
- Aegotheliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aegotheles cristatus cristatus
- Aegotheles cristatus tasmanicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus cristatus
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1790)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Journal of a Voyage to new South Wales with Sixty-five plates of Non-descript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions appendix p.241,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Mountain Owlet-nightjar
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Aegotheles crinifrons
Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles affinis
Barred Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles bennettii
Karimui Owlet-nightjar
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