Barred Owlet-nightjar vs foothill flat sedge

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aegothelidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Cyperus
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Barred Owlet-nightjar

The Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) 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.