Australian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus

Bough Shed Hole, Bladensburg NP, Winton, NC Qld IMG_3665 20180529

Notes: Small. Primarily grey-brown w. large eyes, relatively long tail, & "whiskers" on the face.
Sexes usually similar but female varies between a grey morph & a rufous morph (particularly well
marked in parts of N Aust.). Ssp tasmanicus smaller w. shorter tail & upperparts uniformly dark
sooty-grey. Sedentary. Common in semi-arid woodlands, avoids rainforest. In tree-hollow by day.
Like a noctural flycatcher. Sits upright, cross-ways on branches. Low level of eye-shine.

Range from Morcombe & Day©(modified)