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Moluccan owlet-nightjar

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Moluccan owlet-nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Aegotheliformes
Family: Aegothelidae
Genus: Aegotheles
Species:
A. crinifrons
Binomial name
Aegotheles crinifrons
(Bonaparte, 1850)

The Moluccan owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons), also known as the long-whiskered owlet-nightjar, is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is endemic to the northern Moluccas.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Aegotheles crinifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22689546A130166032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22689546A130166032.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.