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Karimui Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles terborghi

Karimui Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles terborghi) — Nightjars & Allies of Australia & Oceania.

The Karimui Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles terborghi) is a member of the Aegothelidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Aegotheliformes
  3. Family Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjars
  4. Genus Aegotheles
  5. Species terborghi

Where it lives

Karimui Basin (south-central New Guinea)

Quick facts

Family
Aegothelidae
Order
Aegotheliformes

Biology & behaviour

The Karimui Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles terborghi) is a species of owlet-nightjars in the family Aegothelidae, order Aegotheliformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Karimui Basin (sc New Guinea).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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