Barred Owlet-nightjar (aegotheles bennettii)

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Subspecies

Genus	Species	subspecies	Breeding Range	Breeding Range 2	Non Breeding Range
Aegotheles	bennettii		AU	New Guinea
Aegotheles	bennettii	bennettii		se New Guinea, Aru I.
Aegotheles	bennettii	plumiferus		D’Entrecasteaux Arch.
Aegotheles	bennettii	terborghi		sc New Guinea
Aegotheles	bennettii	wiedenfeldi		n New Guinea

Physical charateristics

Upperparts are dark brown to blackish with narrow light lines; underparts are pale gray to whitish buff with broad bars and spots. Sexes are similar.

wingspan min.:	0	cm	wingspan max.:	0	cm
size min.:	20	cm	size max.:	23	cm
incubation min.:	0	days	incubation max.:	0	days
fledging min.:	0	days	fledging max.:	0	days
broods:	0		eggs min.:	0
			eggs max.:	0

Range

Australasia : New Guinea. South Coast and South East New Guinea

Habitat

Lowland forests and edges up to 1000m

Reproduction

No data

Feeding habits

No data

Conservation

This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence greater than 20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion ( over 10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Barred Owlet-nightjar status Least Concern

Migration

Presumably sedentary