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Urodynamis taitensis (long-tailed koel)

Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

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

It was recombined as Eudynamis taitensis by Steadman et al. (1990) and Steadman (1991); it was recombined as Eudynamys taitensis by Wragg (1995) and Worthy (1998); it was recombined as Urodynamis taitensis by Balouet and Olson (1989) and 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
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:34:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:34:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Eudynamys taitensis (100554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Eudynamis taitensis (193452 193453)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Eudynamys taitensis (193786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Eudynamis taitensis (194752 194753)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Eudynamys taitensis (193986 193987) Urodynamis taitensis (13221)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Eudynamis taitensis (209065 209096)