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Species record

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles crinifrons

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Primary Traits

FamilyAegothelidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmWallacea
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

136 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,800 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Aegotheles crinifrons

English name

Moluccan Owlet-nightjar

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Aegothelidae

Genus

Aegotheles

Species

crinifrons

Data source

HBW5, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

Wallacea

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

105 g

Maximum unsexed mass

167 g

Average mass

136 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,800 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,800 m

Typical elevation

900 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary