Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Tickclover

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Owlet-nightjar Tickclover
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 bennettii Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Owlet-nightjar Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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