Starry Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei) [XC154297]
by Philippe Verbelen from Kali Muyu river, near Kanggup village, Boven Digoel District, West Papua - Indonesia, Indonesia (alarm call)
Starry Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei) [XC24620]
by Frank Lambert from Ekame Lodge, Elevala River, not far from Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)
Subspecies
Aegotheles insignis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Feline Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis) and Spangled Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles tatei) following Pratt (2000).
Possibly forms a superspecies with Feline Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis) and Moluccan Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons). Formerly treated as lowland subspecies of Feline Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles insignis), but recent studies indicate that it is a separate species.