Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus

Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy

Bird Description:

Small, round and bright-eyed like a tiny owl who missed its bedtime. Secretive through the day, emerging silently at dusk from tree hollows.

Special features:

Soft trilling calls at night, prefers wooded hollows and dry forest.

Did you know?:

One of Australia’s most widespread nocturnal birds yet rarely seen due to expert camouflage.

View more information on this bird at Birdlife Australia: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Aegotheles-cristatus

Habitat: Forest

Location: Deepwater NP, Eurimbula NP, Rural Acreage Areas

Size: Small

Type of bird: Birds of Prey