Species profile—Aegotheles cristatus (Australian owlet-nightjar)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars) → Aegotheles cristatus (Australian owlet-nightjar)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars)
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790)
- Common name
- Australian owlet-nightjar
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1973
- Alternate name(s)
- moth owl
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1973.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
