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New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles savesi

Critically Endangered
翼開長
32.6 cm
体重
55.5 g
Aegothelidae
Caprimulgiformes

について

An extremely rare and possibly extinct owlet-nightjar (28 cm) endemic to New Caledonia. Known from a single specimen collected in 1880 and one probable sighting in 1998. Classified as Critically Endangered. Believed to inhabit humid montane forest. Ecology virtually unknown.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 32.6 cm 12.8 in
体重 55.5 g 1.96 oz

識別

羽毛

Dark brown upperparts with buff barring; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; facial disc with dark surround; large for genus; critically endangered New Caledonian endemic known from very few records with poorly documented plumage.

Habitat & Range

分布域

Possibly extinct; known from one specimen from New Caledonia collected in 1880. Critically Endangered; may survive in dense humid forest.

Diet & Feeding

Night hunter of beetles, large moths, and termites; combines aerial sallying with gleaning on tree trunks.

保全状況

Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List

鳴き声

さえずり

Extremely poorly known; presumed churring trill; critically endangered with fewer than 50 individuals; no confirmed recordings from New Caledonian forest

分類学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Aegothelidae
Genus Aegotheles
Aegotheles savesi

Distribution

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded
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よくある質問

What does the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar eat?
Night hunter of beetles, large moths, and termites; combines aerial sallying with gleaning on tree trunks.
Where does the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar live?
Possibly extinct; known from one specimen from New Caledonia collected in 1880. Critically Endangered; may survive in dense humid forest.
Is the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar endangered?
The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
What does the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar sound like?
Extremely poorly known; presumed churring trill; critically endangered with fewer than 50 individuals; no confirmed recordings from New Caledonian forest
How big is the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar?
The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar has a wingspan of 32.6 cm, weight of 55.5 g.
What order and family does the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar belong to?
The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Aegothelidae.

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