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Phalaenoptilus
Taxonomy
Phalaenoptilus was named by Ridgway (1880). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caprimulgidae by Wetmore (1956), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Caprimulgidae by Wetmore (1956), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Phalaenoptilus Ridgway |
| 1956 | Phalaenoptilus Wetmore p. 89 |
| 2017 | Phalaenoptilus Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Phalaenoptilus Ridgway 1880
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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Audubon 1844 [common poorwill]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Terborgh et al. 1990, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Wyoming) | P. nuttallii (93277) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (New Mexico) | P. nuttallii (71670) |