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Australian Owlet-Nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw, G 1790)

The Australian owlet-nightjar is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea. It is colloquially known as the moth owl. It is the most common nocturnal bird in Australia, and despite suffering from predation and competition by introduced species it is not considered threatened. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Aegothelidae
Genus:
   Aegotheles
Scientific:
  Aegotheles cristatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Shaw, G 1790)

Reference:
   J. Voy. N.S. Wales appendix p.241,pl.

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus cristatus

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47182821#page/323/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  175A7534149FDC90

Avibase ID:
  avibase-175A7534

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/175A7534


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555504

Geographic range:

  • Aegotheles cristatus: south-central and southeastern New Guinea, and Australia including Tasmania
  • Aegotheles cristatus [cristatus or major]: southeastern New Guinea and Australia
  • Aegotheles cristatus tasmanicus: Tasmania
English:
Australian Owlet-Nightjar
Catalan:
Egotel australià
Czech:
lelčík australský
Danish:
Australsk Uglesvale
German:
Baumhöhlenschwalm
Spanish:
Egotelo Australiano
Spanish (Spain):
Egotelo Australiano
Finnish:
australiankehrääjä
French:
Égothèle d'Australie
Croatian:
australska sovašica
Hungarian:
ausztrál kuvikfecske
Icelandic:
Kransgapi
Italian:
Egotele australiano
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariazukuyotaka
Japanese:
オーストラリアズクヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Australinis pelėdinis varliažiotis
Dutch:
Australische Dwergnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Australuglesvale
Norwegian:
Australuglesvale
Polish:
sownik australijski
Portuguese:
Noitibó-coruja-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-coruja-australiano
Russian:
Австралийский совиный козодой
Slovak:
lelčík závojový
Serbian:
Australijski sovasti leganj
Swedish:
australisk uggleskärra
Ukrainian:
Еготело австралійський
Chinese:
澳洲裸鼻鸱
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲裸鼻鴟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Australian Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Égothèle d'Australie ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Égothèle d'Australie ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Australian Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aegotheles cristatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aegotheles cristatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aegotheles cristatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aegotheles cristatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aegotheles [cristatus or savesi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Egotel australià
Czech: lelčík australský, Lelcík chocholatý
Danish: Australsk Uglesvale
German: Baumhöhlenschwalm, Baumschwalm
English: Australian Owlet Nightjar, Australian Owlet-Nightjar, Crested Owlet-nightjar, Owlet nightjar, Owlet-Nightjar, Savanna Owlet-Nightjar
English, HBW: Australian Owlet-nightjar
English (IOC): Australian Owlet-nightjar
English (United States): Australian Owlet-nightjar
Spanish: Egotelo Australiano
Spanish (Spain): Egotelo Australiano
Spanish (HBW): Australian Owlet-nightjar
Estonian: austraalia õõnesorr
Finnish: Australiankehrääjä
French: Aegothèle d'Australie, Égothèle d’Australie, Égothèle d'Australie
Croatian: australska sovašica
Hungarian: ausztrál kuvikfecske, Kis lappantyú
Icelandic: Kransgapi
Italian: Capimulgo-gufo australiano, Egotele australiano
Japanese (romaji): oasutorariazukuyotaka, o-sutorariazukuyotaka
Japanese: オアストラリアズクヨタカ, オーストラリアズクヨタカ
Kirghiz: үрпөк бакаооз байкуш
Scientific: Aegotheles cristatus, Aegotheles cristatus cristatus, Caprimulgus cristatus, Caprimulgus novaehollandiae
Lithuanian: Australinis pelėdinis varliažiotis
Dutch: Australische Dwergnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Australuglesvale
Norwegian: Australuglesvale
Polish: sownik australijski, Zmierzchnik australijski
Portuguese: Noitibó-coruja-australiano
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-coruja-australiano
Russian: Австралийский совиный козодой, австралийский совиный лягушкорот, Хохлатый совиный козодой
Slovak: Lelčík závojový
Serbian: Australijski sovasti leganj
Swedish: Australisk ugglenattskärra, australisk uggleskärra
Turkish: Avustralya egoteli
Tatar: бүрекле ябалакчы төн күгәрчене
Ukrainian: Еготело австралійський
Chinese: 澳洲裸鼻鸱
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲裸鼻鴟

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