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Aegotheles
Taxonomy
Aegotheles was named by Vigors and Horsfield (1827). It is extant.
It was assigned to Aegothelidae by Worthy (1997), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Worthy et al. (2007), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Aegothelidae by Worthy (1997), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Worthy et al. (2007), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1827 | Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield |
| 1968 | Megaegotheles Scarlett |
| 1988 | Megaegotheles Carroll |
| 1997 | Aegotheles Worthy p. 107 |
| 2003 | Aegotheles Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 452 |
| 2007 | Aegotheles Worthy et al. p. 25 |
| 2017 | Aegotheles Clements et al. |
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G. Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Aegotheles cristatus Shaw 1790 [Australian owlet-nightjar]
†Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 [New Zealand owlet-nightjar]
Aegotheles savesi Layard and Layard 1881 [New Caledonian owlet-nightjar]
Invalid names: Megaegotheles Scarlett 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available