Animalia Life
Aegotheles insignis
TAXONOMY
Aegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1875, Hatam, Arfak Mountains,
New Guinea. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Reddish or large owlet-nightjar; French: Grand
йgothиle; German: Kдuzchenschwalm; Spanish: Egotelo grande.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
12 in (30 cm); 2.1–3.5 oz (59–98 g). Two well-defined color
morphs—rufous and brown; intermediates also occur. Upperparts
have sparse whitish streaks or spots and prominent lateral
crown stripes; throat is buff or white; underparts have bold
whitish spots. Sexes are similar.
DISTRIBUTION
New Guinea.
HABITAT
Montane forests.
BEHAVIOR
Solitary, secretive, and little known.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Diet of insects, including beetles.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nest and eggs unknown.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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