Aegotheles cristatus

4 Australian Owlet-nightjar at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Aegotheles cristatus	16 Aug 2020	natureguy
	Aegotheles cristatus	12 Aug 2020	RodDeb

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2 comments

ConBoekel wrote:

12 Aug 2020

Beautiful images with the bird's plumage looking as soft as a feather.

RodDeb wrote:

12 Aug 2020

Thanks Con

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110477 -35.275011
Altitude 592.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Aug 2020 11:44 AM Recorded on
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Birds Nocturnal Birds RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
135 images trained Machine learning

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