| Spangled Owlet-Nightjar | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Aegothelidae |
| Genus: | Aegotheles |
| Species: | A. tatei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegotheles tatei Rand, 1941 |
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The Spangled Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles tatei), also known as the Starry Owlet-nightjar, is a species of bird in the Aegothelidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests It is threatened by habitat loss.