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Species
Euaegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876
Nomenclature
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Family: AegothelidaeGenus: Euaegotheles
Species:
Euaegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Feline Owlet-Nightjar, Large/Reddish/Rufous Owlet-nightjar, Rufous Owlet-frogmouth
SUMMARY
Probably the largest of the owlat-hightjar. Mainly brown or dark rufous, upperparts with few whitish spots or streakes and prominent lateral crown-stripes, throat white or buff, breast and belly boldly spotted whitish. Well defined brown morph and rufous morph, connected by intermediates. Little informations on juvenile. One described as being rufous morph.