Aegotheles cristatus

Australian Owlet-nightjar at Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

Aegotheles cristatus	28 Nov 2020	Liam.m
Aegotheles cristatus	28 Nov 2020	alicemcglashan
Unverified	28 Nov 2020	alicemcglashan

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Australian Owlet-nightjar chick, plus two parents. The chick fledged last weekend (21 Nov) - image is from an earlier date, but an adult & chick are still using the nest box. Installed at 5m height.

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Location information

Places Wamboin, NSW

Sighting information

3 Abundance
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Additional information

True Nesting site

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
143 images trained Machine learning

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