Aegotheles novaezealandiae

Aegotheles novaezealandiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aegotheliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Aegotheliformes

Familia: Aegothelidae
Genus: Aegotheles
Species: †Aegotheles novaezealandiae

Name

Aegotheles novaezealandiae (Scarlett, 1968)

Synonymy

• Megaegotheles novaezealandiae (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Scarlett, R.J. 1968. An owlet-nightjar from New Zealand. Notornis 15(4): 254–266. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Holdaway, R.N.; Jones, M.D.; Beavan Athfield, N.R. 2002. Late Holocene extinction of the New Zealand owlet-nightjar Aegotheles novaezealandiae. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 32: 653–667.
• Vickers-Rich, P.A. & Scarlett, R.J. 1977. Another look at Megaegotheles, a large owlet nightjar from New Zealand. Emu, 77: 1–8. DOI: 10.1071/MU9770001

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