Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi)

Family
Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)

Size
18 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1874

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 800 - 3700 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) [XC148736]
by Marc Anderson from Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) [XC669525]
by id from Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Apparently a sibling species of Archbold's Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles archboldi), replacing it at lower elevations.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

albertisi Sclater, 1874 - Arfak Mts of Vogelkop in north-western New Guinea.
wondiwoi Mayr and Rand, 1936 - Mt Wondiwoi in Wandammen Peninsula.
salvadorii Hartert, 1892 - Locally from Weyland Mts to south-eastern New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) - 10 files

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