Feline Owlet-nightjar

Feline Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles insignis

Least Concern

The Feline Owlet-nightjar is a small nocturnal forest bird of New Guinea highlands. Like other owlet-nightjars, it roosts by day in cavities or dense cover and hunts insects at dusk and night with a broad gape and soft, cryptic plumage. It remains assessed as Least Concern, though much about its life history is still poorly known.

Family
Aegothelidae
Range
Feline Owlet-nightjar Range — Montane forests of New Guinea
Population
≈ Unknown
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