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Aegotheles  Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553770

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Euaegotheles Mathews, 1918
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderApodiformes  – Swifts, Hummingbirds  
                            FamilyAegothelidae  – Owlet-nightjars  
                               GenusAegotheles Vigors & Horsfield, 1827  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesAegotheles affinis Salvadori, 1876 – Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874 – Mountain Owlet-Nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles bennettii Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 – Barred Owlet-Nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles crinifrons (Bonaparte, 1850) – Moluccan Owlet-nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) – Australian Owlet-Nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876 – Feline Owlet-nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles savesi E. L. Layard & E. L. C. Layard, 1881 – Enigmatic Owlet-Nightjar, New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles tatei Rand, 1941 – Starry Owlet-nightjar 
                                  SpeciesAegotheles wallacii G. R. Gray, 1859 – Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Aegotheles    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 11.1), website (version 11.1)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 May, 2021]   
  Reference for: Aegotheles   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2020.04.03, website (version 03-Apr-20)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Aegotheles   
       
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