Aegotheles cristatus
2 Australian Owlet-nightjar at Acton, ACT
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| Aegotheles cristatus | MatthewFrawley | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| Aegotheles cristatus | TimL | 8 Dec 2025 |
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A follow-up to previous sighting 4712782. There's another Owlet-nightjar in a hollow adjacent to this one, but the bird is far more wary of attention.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105693-35.276013
- Altitude 653.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2025 01:53 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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