Aegotheles
Aegotheles cristatus
Taxonavigation
Familia: Aegothelidae
Genus: Aegotheles
Species: A. affinis – A. albertisi – A. bennettii – A. crinifrons – A. cristatus – A. insignis – A. savesi – A. tatei – A. terborghi – A. wallacii
Species fossil: †A. novaezealandiae
Name
Aegotheles Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- Typus: Caprimulgus novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 = Caprimulgus cristatus Shaw, 1790 = Aegotheles cristatus by monotypy.
Synonymy
- Euaegotheles Mathews, 1918
- Megaegotheles Scarlett, 1968
References
Primary references
- Vigors, N.A. & Horsfield, T. 1827. A description of the Australian Birds in the Collection of the Linnean Society; with an Attempt of Arranging them according to their natural affinities. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15: 170–331 BHL Reference page. p. 194
Additional references
- Scarlett, R.J. 1968. An owlet-nightjar from New Zealand. Notornis 15(4)]: 254–266. PDF.
- Rich, P.V. & Scarlett, R.J. 1977. Another look at Megaegotheles, a large owlet nightjar from New Zealand. Emu, 77: 1–8. DOI: 10.1071/MU9770001
- Dumbacher, J.P., Pratt, T.K. & Fleischer, R.C. 2003. Phylogeny of the owlet-nighjars (Aves: Aegothelidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29(3): 540–549. DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00135-0
Reference page.
Vernacular names
беларуская: Савіныя жабкароты
українська: Еготело
українська: Еготело
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