Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Owlet-Nightjars :: Mountain Owlet-Nightjar

Mountain Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles albertisi

Described by: Sclater, P. L. (1874)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea - Sep, 2006 © Lasse J Laine 
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Range

New Guinea;
Single main population in the e. and small scattered populations elsewhere;
(1) Nw. New Guinea (Vogelkop, Arfak Mountains).
(2) C. New Guinea (Mt. Wondiwoi on Wandammen Peninsula).
(3) C. New Guinea from Weyland Mountains to se. New Guinea.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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