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New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles savesi Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
David T. Holyoak and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 23, 2014
Text last updated December 23, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | egotel de Nova Caledònia |
| Czech | lelčík novokaledonský |
| Dutch | Nieuw-Caledonische Dwergnachtzwaluw |
| English | New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar |
| English (United States) | New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar |
| French | Égothèle calédonien |
| French (France) | Égothèle calédonien |
| German | Schwarzrücken-Höhlenschwalm |
| Japanese | ニューカレドニアズクヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sotuglesvale |
| Polish | sownik nowokaledoński |
| Russian | Новокаледонский совиный козодой |
| Serbian | Sovasti leganj sa Nove Kaledonije |
| Slovak | lelčík paitský |
| Spanish | Egotelo de Nueva Caledonia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Egotelo de Nueva Caledonia |
| Swedish | sotuggleskärra |
| Turkish | Yeni Kaledonya Egoteli |
| Ukrainian | Еготело новокаледонський |
Aegotheles savesi Layard & Layard, 1881
PROTONYM:
AEgotheles savesi
Layard & Layard, 1881. Ibis, p.132 pl.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tongue, near Noumea, New Caledonia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AEGOTHELES
- savesi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
