Owlet-nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes. Family: Aegothelidae
The owlet-nightjars are small nocturnal birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are insectivores which hunt mostly in the air. Their soft plumage is a mixture of browns and paler shades. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in New Caledonia.
- New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles savesi (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Caledonia