Feline owlet-nightjar

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Feline owlet-nightjar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Aegotheliformes
Family: Aegothelidae
Genus: Aegotheles
Species:
A. insignis
Binomial name
Aegotheles insignis
Salvadori, 1876

The feline owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis) is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aegotheles insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22689550A93236695. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689550A93236695.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.