Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827 (owlet-nightjar)
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Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Aegothelidae
Synonym: Megaegotheles Scarlett 1968
Parent taxon: Aegothelidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Worthy 1997, Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003 and Worthy et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Quipollornis
Subtaxa: Aegotheles cristatus Aegotheles novaezealandiae Aegotheles savesi
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections), New Caledonia (4), New Zealand (15)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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