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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) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005) and 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) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005) and 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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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 19.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Aegotheles sp. (73690) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Aegotheles cristatus (194980) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Aegotheles cristatus (136072) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | New Zealand | Aegotheles novaezealandiae (182103 182104) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand | Aegotheles novaezealandiae (181849) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Aegotheles savesi (193984 193986 193987 193988) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Aegotheles cristatus (194981) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Aegotheles novaezealandiae (215380 215387 215392 215403 215415 215417 215418 215419 215420 215421 215582 215583) |