Australian Owlet-nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCrested Owlet-nightjar, Australian Owlet Nightjar, Owlet nightjar, Owlet-Nightjar, Savanna Owlet-Nightjar
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus novaehollandiae, Caprimulgus cristatus
OrderAegotheliformes
FamilyOwlet-nightjars / Aegothelidae
GenusAegotheles
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionsc, se New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania

Australian Owlet-nightjar bird sounds *

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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Australian Owlet-nightjar

Australian Owlet-nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aegotheles cristatus cristatusTrans-Fly (sc New Guinea), Port Moresby area (se New Guinea) and Australia-No
Aegotheles cristatus tasmanicusTasmania (se Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanegotel australià
Chinese澳洲裸鼻夜鹰, 澳洲裸鼻鸱
Chinese (Traditional)澳洲裸鼻鴟
Croatianaustralska sovašica
Czechlelčík australský, Lelcík chocholatý
DanishAustralsk Uglesvale
DutchAustralische Dwergnachtzwaluw
Estonianaustraalia õõnesorr
Finnishaustraliankehrääjä
FrenchÉgothèle d'Australie, Égothèle d’Australie, Aegothèle d'Australie
GermanBaumhöhlenschwalm, Baumschwalm
Hungarianausztrál kuvikfecske, Kis lappantyú
IcelandicKransgapi
ItalianEgotele australiano, Capimulgo-gufo australiano
Japaneseオアストラリアズクヨタカ, オーストラリアズクヨタカ
Lithuanianaustralinis pelėdinis varliažiotis
NorwegianAustraluglesvale, australuglesvale
Norwegian NynorskAustraluglesvale
PolishZmierzchnik australijski, sownik australijski
Portugueseegotelo-australiano, noitibó-coruja-australiano
RussianАвстралийский совиный козодой, Австралийский совиный лягушкорот, Хохлатый совиный козодой
SerbianAustralijski sovasti leganj
Slovaklelčík závojový
SpanishEgotelo australiano
Swedishaustralisk uggleskärra, Australisk ugglenattskärra
Tatarбүрекле ябалакчы төн күгәрчене
TurkishAvustralya Egoteli
Ukrainianеготело австралійський