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owlet-nightjarnounA nocturnal Australasian bird resembling a small nightjar, with an owl-like face and a large gape.- Family Aegothelidae and genus Aegotheles: several species.
As shown by a recent phylogenetic analysis, owlet-nightjars are the sister group of swifts and hummingbirds....- The Australian Owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus, is a nocturnal bird found in open woodland across Australia and in southern New Guinea.
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