Australian Owlet-nightjar
Back, Grey Morph
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Hiding in a Hollow
| Australian Owlet-nightjar Back, Grey Morph | | Australian Owlet-nightjar Hiding in a Hollow | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||
| Order: | Nightbirds (Caprimulgiformes) | ||||
| Family: | Owlet-nightjar (Aegothelidae) | ||||
| Species: | Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Profile, Grey Morph | ||||
| Other name: | Owlet-nightjar | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), and elsewhere Nests in hollows. Huge eyes. Lovely grey tones down the back with a buff circle around the eyes. | |||||
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