Family Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 (owlet-nightjar)

Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Aegothelidae

Parent taxon: Caprimulgiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2005, Worthy and Nguyen 2020 and Worthy et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Aegotheli, Apodidae, Caprimulgi, Caprimulgidae, Hemiprocnidae, Nyctibiidae, Podargidae, Trochilidae

Subtaxa: Aegotheles Quipollornis

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections), New Caledonia (4), New Zealand (15)

• Miocene of New Zealand (1)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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