The Moluccan owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons), also known as the long-whiskered owlet-nightjar, is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is endemic to the northern Moluccas.
Moluccan owlet-nightjar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Aegotheliformes |
Family: | Aegothelidae |
Genus: | Aegotheles |
Species: | A. crinifrons
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Binomial name | |
Aegotheles crinifrons (Bonaparte, 1850)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Aegotheles crinifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22689546A130166032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22689546A130166032.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.