Nightjar, Australian Owlet
Aegotheles cristatus
Rarely seen by day unless accidently flushed from a tree
hollow. Sedentary in most treed habitats across Australia but avoids
rainforest. Nocturnal, feeding at night and spending the day inside a tree
hollow.
The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al
| Classifications: | Bird, forest and grassland |
| Family: | Aegothelidae (Owlet Nightjars) |
| Information sources: | Photo taken at Mt Ossa by Robert Werner |
