Kingdom Animalia Order Caprimulgiformes Genus Aegotheles Higher classification Owlet-nightjar | Phylum Chordata Family Aegothelidae Scientific name Aegotheles wallacii Rank Species | |
Similar Owlet‑nightjar, Barred owlet‑nightjar, Bird, Vogelkop owlet‑nightjar, Moluccan owlet‑nightjar | ||
The Wallace's owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles wallacii) is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist.
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