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Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles affinis Salvadori, 1876
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Vogelkop owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles affinis) or allied owlet-nightjar is a species of bird in the family Aegothelidae. It can be found in New Guinea. It is known from Bird's Head Peninsula and Eastern Highlands Province.
Wikipedia contributors, Vogelkop owlet-nightjar; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:58:53.291835+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aegotheles affinis Salvadori, 1876
- Name authority
- Salvadori, 1876
- Common name
- Vogelkop Owlet-nightjar
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Aegothelidae
- Genus
- Aegotheles
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyAegothelidae
- genusAegotheles Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesAegotheles affinis Salvadori, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aegotheles. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred Owlet-NightjarAegotheles bennettii Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wallace's Owlet-NightjarAegotheles wallacii G. R. Gray, 1859 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feline Owlet-nightjarAegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Starry Owlet-nightjarAegotheles tatei Rand, 1941 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Owlet-NightjarAegotheles albertisi P. L. Sclater, 1874 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Enigmatic Owlet-NightjarAegotheles savesi E. L. Layard & E. L. C. Layard, 1881 | AegothelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aegotheles bennettii affinis Salvadori, 1876 Salvadori, 1876 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1149390 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8K3M6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.