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Alternative name: Spangled Owlet-Nightjar

Aegotheles tatei

Euaegotheles tatei

Photo by tony.saw
Papua New Guinea, August 2008

Identification

Distribution

New Guinea.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Some authorities place this species in the genus Euaegotheles. It has in the past been lumped with Feline Owlet-nightjar.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

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