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Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
Family:
Owlet-nightjars
Conservation status:
Least concern
Brain to Body Mass Ratio:
NaN
Date Taken:
Thursday 2 June 2022
Closest Suburb To Observation:
BLACKALL
The Smallest nocturnal birds and without the night glow of their eyes I have only spotted these by accident walking in Mallee or driving on a country road to the entrance of Sundown National Park as occurred here.
Alternate Sightings
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