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Nightjars

Clade: Cypselomorphae (Aegotheliformes + Apodiformes)
Order: Aegotheliformes (traditional - Caprimulgiformes)
Family: Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) Genus: Aegotheles (monotypic)

Species on page (1 species in 1 genus depicted - out of around 10-11 extant species in 1 genus - monotypic)

+ Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)

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Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)

Owlet nightjar

brisbane 2023

Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Family: Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars)
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 19, 2023
Canon R5
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Owlet nightjar

brisbane 2023

Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Family: Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars)
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 19, 2023
Canon R5
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Last modified: December 29, 2023
Created: December 29, 2023 (from nightjar.html)
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