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Archbold's Owlet-nightjar
05 22 005 Aegotheles archboldi brown morph
brown morph
Information
Range West Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Class Aves
Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Aegothelidae
Genus Aegotheles
Species Aegotheles archboldi
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Archbold's owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles archboldi), is a species of owlet-nightjar in the Aegothelidae family. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is named after American explorer Richard Archbold.

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