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Urodynamis taitensis (long-tailed koel)

Osteichthyes - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Taxonomy
Cuculus taitensis was named by Sparrman (1787). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eudynamis taitensis by Steadman et al. (1990), Steadman (1991); it was recombined as Eudynamys taitensis by Wragg (1995), Worthy (1998); it was recombined as Urodynamis taitensis by Balouet and Olson (1989), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1787Cuculus taitensis Sparrman
1989Urodynamis taitensis Balouet and Olson p. 6
1990Eudynamis taitensis Steadman et al. p. 138
1991Eudynamis taitensis Steadman p. 341
1995Eudynamys taitensis Wragg
1998Eudynamys taitensis Worthy p. 137
2017Urodynamis taitensis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCuculiformesWagler 1830
familyCuculidaeLeach 1820
genusUrodynamisSalvadori 1880
speciestaitensis(Sparrman 1787)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 [long-tailed koel]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available