Talk:Australian owlet-nightjar

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Cwmhiraeth in topic Featured picture scheduled for POTD
edit

Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Aegotheles chrisoptus - Catlereigh Nature Reserve.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 1, 2021. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2021-10-01. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

 

The Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea. Despite not being an owl, it is colloquially known as the moth owl, and is the most common nocturnal bird in Australia; despite suffering from predation and competition by introduced species, it is not considered to be threatened. This Australian owlet-nightjar was photographed in a nesting hollow in Castlereagh Nature Reserve, New South Wales.

Photograph credit: John Harrison