Aegotheliformes

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bird order taxonomic order

Aegotheliformes is an order of small, nocturnal insectivorous birds known as owlet-nightjars, native primarily to Australasia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aegothelidae 1
Aegotheliformes canonical 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird order ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
clade Neoaves ⓘ
Neornithes ⓘ
Strisores ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName owlet-nightjars ⓘ
containsFamily Aegothelidae ⓘ
containsGenus Aegotheles ⓘ
describedAs small nocturnal insectivorous birds ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
foragingBehavior aerial insect hunting ⓘ
ground and foliage gleaning ⓘ
hasCharacteristic cryptic plumage ⓘ
large eyes ⓘ
short bill ⓘ
soft plumage adapted for silent flight ⓘ
wide gape ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
memberOf Strisores ⓘ
nativeTo Oceania ⓘ
surface form: Australasia

Australia ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
nearby Pacific islands ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Caprimulgiformes ⓘ
frogmouths ⓘ
hummingbirds ⓘ
nightjars ⓘ
swifts ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
nest in tree cavities ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
vocalization trilling calls ⓘ
whistling calls ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telluraves → includes → Aegotheliformes ⓘ
Caprimulgiformes → notableFamily → Aegotheliformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aegothelidae