Family
Owlet-nightjars
Aegothelidae
8 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Aegotheliformes
Owlet-nightjars are small crepuscular birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. Most are native to New Guinea, but some species extend to Australia, the Moluccas, and New Caledonia. A flightless species from New Zealand is extinct.
Species in this family
- Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles affinis
- Mountain Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles albertisi
- Barred Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles bennettii
- Moluccan Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles crinifrons
- Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
- Feline Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles insignis
- Starry Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles tatei
- Wallace's Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles wallacii