Sunday, April 15, 2012

>Aegotheles tatei (Spangled Owlet-Nightjar)

Spangled Owlet-Nightjar


Spangled Owlet-Nightjar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:Aegothelidae
Genus:Aegotheles
Species:A. tatei
Binomial name
Aegotheles tatei
Rand, 1941
The Spangled Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles tatei), also known as the Starry Owlet-nightjar, is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitatis subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests It is threatened by habitat loss.

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