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Mountain Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles albertisi Sclater, PL 1874

The mountain owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1874

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1873, pt.3 p.696

Imprint year:
  1873

Protonym:
  AEgotheles albertisi

Type locality:
  Atam, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90422#page/838/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EC8099E3FA1D07BF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EC8099E3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EC8099E3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555509

English:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar
Afrikaans:
Bergnagswael
Bulgarian:
Планински совов коздой
Catalan:
Egotel muntanyenc
Czech:
lelčík horský
Danish:
Lille Uglesvale
German:
Berghöhlenschwalm
Esperanto:
monta egotelo
Spanish:
Egotelo montano
Spanish (Spain):
Egotelo montano
Estonian:
mägi-õõnesorr
Finnish:
arfakinvuorikehrääjä
French:
Égothèle montagnard
Croatian:
planinska sovašica
Hungarian:
hegyi kuvikfecske
Indonesian:
Atoku gunung
Italian:
Egotele montano
Japanese (romaji):
higashimiyamazukuyotaka
Japanese:
ミヤマズクヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Kalninis pelėdinis varliažiotis
Dutch:
Bergdwergnachtzwaluw
Norwegian:
Berguglesvale
Polish:
sownik górski
Portuguese:
egotelo-serrano
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-coruja-montês
Russian:
Горный совиный лягушкорот
Slovak:
lelčík horský
Serbian:
Planinski sovasti leganj
Swedish:
berguggleskärra
Turkish:
Dağ Egoteli
Ukrainian:
Еготело гірський
Chinese:
灰裸鼻鸱
Chinese (Traditional):
山裸鼻鴟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi])
Avilist 2025:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Mountain Owlet-Nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Mountain Owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles albertisi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aegotheles albertisi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aegotheles albertisi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aegotheles albertisi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Egotel muntanyenc
Czech: Lelcík Archbolduv, lelčík horský
Danish: Dværguglesvale, Lille Uglesvale
German: Archboldbergschwalm, Berghöhlenschwalm, Bergschwalm
English: Mountain or Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar, Mountain Owlet-Nightjar
Esperanto: monta egotelo
Spanish: Egotelo de Archbold, Egotelo montano
Estonian: mägi-õõnesorr, pagu-õõnesorr
Finnish: arfakinvuorikehrääjä, Idänvuorikehrääjä, vuorikehrääjä
French: Égothèle montagnard, Égothèle montagnard ou É. d'Archbold
Croatian: planinska sovašica
Hungarian: hegyi kuvikfecske
Indonesian: Atoko Gunung, Atoku gunung
Italian: Capimulgo-gufo di Archbold, Egotele montano
Japanese (romaji): higashimiyamazukuyotaka
Japanese: ヒガシミヤマズクヨタカ, ミヤマズクヨタカ
Scientific: Aegotheles [albertisi or archboldi], Aegotheles [albertisi, salvadorii or archboldi], Aegotheles albertisi, Aegotheles albertisi albertisi
Lithuanian: Kalninis pelėdinis varliažiotis
Dutch: Archbold-dwergnachtzwaluw, Bergdwergnachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Berguglesvale
Polish: sownik górski
Portuguese: egotelo-serrano
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-coruja-montês
Russian: Горный совиный козодой, Горный совиный лягушкорот
Slovak: Lelčík horský
Serbian: Planinski sovasti leganj
Swedish: Bergsugglenattskärra, berguggleskärra
Turkish: Dağ Egoteli
Ukrainian: Еготело гірський
Chinese: 灰裸鼻鸱
Chinese (Traditional): 山裸鼻鴟

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