owlet in a sentence
Examples
- The New Zealand owlet-nightjar was the largest species of owlet-nightjar, weighing an estimated 150-200 g.
- In January 2010, scientists found a new population of five Long-whiskered Owlets which are very rare in the wild.
- This nicely agrees with fossils suggesting that the basal divergence of the owlet-nightjar and apodiform branch also occurred during that time.
- His account of the rediscovery of the Indian forest owlet ( presumed dead for almost a century ) reads like a gripping detective story.
- A similar fate was thought to have befallen the New Caledonian owlet-nightjar, but a recent survey found them in remote areas.
- Their arrival set off a first wave of extinctions, eliminating smaller defenceless ground nesting birds such as the New Zealand owlet-nightjar.
- Based on morphological similarities with owlet-nightjars, Rasmussen suggests the cinnabar boobook may be an insectivore and prey on invertebrates in flight.
- The red-chested owlet inhabits primary rain forest and a mosaic of forest and scrub, as well as clearings and forest edges.
- After attaining five weeks of age the owlets begin to wander around the nest, before attempting their first flights at around seven weeks.
- Over 100 resident and migratory bird species have been recorded so far, the commonest raptors being : lesser flameback woodpecker and spotted owlet.