Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Owlet-Nightjars :: Barred Owlet-Nightjar

Barred Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles bennettii

Described by: Salvadori; D'Albertis (1875)
Alternate common name(s): Bennett's Owlet-Nightjar, Collared Owlet-Nightjar
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Papua New Guinea - Aug, 2009 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

N. and se. New Guinea and associated islands;
(1) Nw. New Guinea (Vogel Peninsula, Arfak Mountains).
(2) N. New Guinea from Idenburg River to Holnicote Bay.
(3) Ec. New Guinea (Papua in the Karimui Basin in the e. highlands).
(4) Coastal se. New Guinea from Koembe River e. to Milne Bay and Aru Is.
(5) D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson Is. and Goodenough Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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