Monday, April 16, 2012

>Aegotheles bennettii (Barred Owlet-nightjar)

Barred Owlet-nightjar


Barred Owlet-nightjar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:Aegothelidae
Genus:Aegotheles
Species:A. bennettii
Binomial name
Aegotheles bennettii
Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875
The Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) is a species of bird in the Aegothelidaefamily. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has a spotted belly.

A. b. affinis is sometimes considered a full species



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