Barred Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles bennettii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The barred owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the owlet-nightjar family Aegothelidae. It is found in New Guinea. The species was originally thought to be the same species as the Australian owlet-nightjar, until that species was found within the range of the barred owlet-nightjar. It was also considered to be the same species as the Vogelkop owlet-nightjar. There are three subspecies, the nominate, from south-eastern New Guinea, A. b. wiedenfeldi from northern New Guinea, and A. b. plumifer from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Aegotheliformes
- Family
- Aegothelidae
- Genus
- Aegotheles