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Aegotheles cristatus

2 Australian Owlet-nightjar at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Aegotheles cristatus	18 Aug 2020	Illilanga
	Aegotheles cristatus	14 Aug 2020	jb2602

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Owlet-nightjar dozing off at the entrance of its hollow in a eucalyptus tree. It occasionally made slight adjustments in its position to maximise warmth from the sun.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110208 -35.274983
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Aug 2020 01:02 PM Recorded on
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