Sunday, April 15, 2012

>Aegotheles crinifrons (Moluccan Owlet-nightjar)

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:Aegothelidae
Genus:Aegotheles
Species:A. crinifrons
Binomial name
Aegotheles crinifrons
(Bonaparte, 1850)
The Moluccan Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons), also known as the Long-whiskered Owlet-nightjar, is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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