NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Mountain Owlet-Nightjar
Aegotheles albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Mountain owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Mountain owlet-nightjar; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:57.408422+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1874
- Common name
- Mountain Owlet-Nightjar
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Aegothelidae
- Genus
- Aegotheles
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyAegothelidae
- genusAegotheles Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesAegotheles albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aegotheles. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred Owlet-NightjarAegotheles bennettii Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wallace's Owlet-NightjarAegotheles wallacii G. R. Gray, 1859 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feline Owlet-nightjarAegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vogelkop Owlet-nightjarAegotheles affinis Salvadori, 1876 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Starry Owlet-nightjarAegotheles tatei Rand, 1941 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Enigmatic Owlet-NightjarAegotheles savesi E. L. Layard & E. L. C. Layard, 1881 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aegotheles archboldi Rand, 1941 Rand, 1941 | synonym |
| Aegotheles albertisi albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874 P. L. Sclater, 1874 | synonym |
| Aegotheles albertisi wondiwoi Mayr & Rand, 1936 Mayr & Rand, 1936 | synonym |
| Aegotheles albertisi salvadorii Hartert, 1892 Hartert, 1892 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555509 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64WVH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.