Aegotheles cristatus

Australian Owlet-nightjar at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Aegotheles cristatus	25 May 2017	ChrisDavey
	Aegotheles cristatus	25 May 2017	RosemaryRoth

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User's notes

An unusual visitor on a hot and windy day in January 2013. The bird rested for some time on an outdoor table, looking at first glance like a small mound of feathers, and then flew into a tree. Unfortunately I only managed to get one fuzzy photo of it. It had large eyes and a small beak.

2 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

26 May 2017

Thanks Rosemary. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.

RosemaryRoth wrote:

27 May 2017

Thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.069446 -35.380932
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Jan 2013 12:51 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Aegotheles cristatus Scientific name
Australian Owlet-nightjar Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 852m Recorded at altitude
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