Taxonomy Profile: Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw 1790)

Aegotheles cristatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Caprimulgus cristatus
Shaw 1790
Common Name(s):
Australian Owlet-Nightjar []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Aegotheles cristatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Apodiformes
Swifts |
Hummingbirds |
Family : Aegothelidae
Owlet-nightjars |
Genus : Aegotheles
Species : Aegotheles cristatus
Australian Owlet-Nightjar |
Aegotheles cristatus Direct Children(s):
Aegotheles cristatus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Aegotheles cristatus
Source(s):
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)
Acquired:
2021-05-28
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 cristatus
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2020.04.03
Acquired:
2020-04-07
Notes:
"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Aegotheles cristatus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Aegotheles cristatus
Aegotheles cristatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Aegotheles cristatus: Comments
Comment:
Alan Peterson (pers. comm. Sep, 2005) does not use the construction "AuthorA in AuthorB." There is apparently some contention as to which author ("Shaw, 1790" or "White, 1790") is correct, but it appears that the best argument is for "Shaw, 1790"