Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] aegothelidae | [latin] aegotheles affinis | [UK] Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar | [FR] aegothele de Vogelkop | [DE] Vogelkopschwalm | [ES] Egothelo Vogelkop | [NL] Vogelkop Dwergnachtzwaluw
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Physical charateristics
Uniformely sooty brown to black coloration with light-brown bars. Distighuished by lookalike Barred Owlet-Nightjar by more rounded wings.
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Range
Australasia : New Guinea, restricted to montanous areas of the Island of Vogelkop, the Arfak Mountains
Habitat
Prefers higher elevation forest.
Reproduction
This species nest in holes, no further data.
Feeding habits
The diet includes insects such as spiders and millipedes.
Conservation
Not yet recognized as a full species by Birdlife or HBW
Migration
Presumably sedentary
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