Karimui Owlet-nightjar

Overview

Karimui Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles terborghi) is a species of Owlet-nightjars (Aegothelidae) in the order Owlet-nightjars.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Aegotheles; binomial: Aegotheles terborghi; authority: Diamond, 1967.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Karimui Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles terborghi was previously treated as a subspecies of A. bennettii to which it was provisionally assigned based on morphological similarities (Beehler & Pratt 2016). However, mtDNA analysis places it as sister to A. affinis rather than within the A. bennettii clade (Dumbacher et al. 2003). Further, A. terborghi is a montane form unlike other taxa within A. bennettii but similar to A. affinis. Treat as a distinct species. Long known only from the type specimen but recently rediscovered (Lagerqvist et al. 2017).