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Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjar)
Taxonomy
Aegothelidae was named by Bonaparte (1853). It is extant.
It was assigned to Aegotheliformes by Worthy et al. (2007); to Aegotheli by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Caprimulgiformes by Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was assigned to Aegotheliformes by Worthy et al. (2007); to Aegotheli by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Caprimulgiformes by Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Aegothelidae Bonaparte |
| 1988 | Aegothelidae Carroll |
| 2005 | Aegothelidae Mayr p. 342 |
| 2007 | Aegothelidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2007 | Aegothelidae Worthy et al. p. 25 |
| 2014 | Aegothelidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Aegothelidae Clements et al. |
| 2020 | Aegothelidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 84 |
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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.
Fm. Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 [owlet-nightjar]
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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