What does "owlet-nightjar" mean?

Any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.

Owlet-nightjar

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Any of several species of small crepuscular birds comprising the order Aegotheliformes, of New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Australia.
"The contemporary decline of birds – the owlette-nightjar, for example, and one species of duck – appears to support the presence of rats at that time."

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"The contemporary decline of birds – the owlette-nightjar, for example, and one species of duck – appears to support the presence of rats at that time."

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