Australian Owlet-nightjar vs Wire With

Aegotheles cristatus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aegothelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Desmodium
Species	Aegotheles cristatus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Australian Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Wire With

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Australian Owlet-nightjar

The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a species in the genus Aegotheles. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.