Aegotheles cristatus
4 Australian Owlet-nightjar at Spence, ACT
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| Aegotheles cristatus | MatthewFrawley | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Aegotheles cristatus | CarbonAI | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Aegotheles cristatus | HelenCross | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Watermilli | 30 Nov 2023 |
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This creature was in the top arch of our letterbox, possibly sheltering from the heavy rain on 29Nov (we had had 60mm by that time). When I looked at it from the back end, it appeared to have tail feathers. From the front, soon after this photo was taken (by someone else), I couldn't see a beak. Just two beady eyes and a greyish knob where a closed beak would be. Not good light, so not easy to see. (I also wondered if it was a fruit bat, and if the 'tail feathers' were not feathers at all.) By 6am on 30 November it had disappeared.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.072383-35.199071
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2023 05:55 PM Recorded on
- Watermilli Recorded by
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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
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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4 / 7
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