Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Lelcík Cernohrbetý, Lelcík Cerný
Common Names in Danish:
Ny Caledonisk-Uglesvale
Common Names in Dutch:
Nieuwcaledonische Dwergnachtzwaluw
Common Names in English:
Enigmatic Owlet-Nightjar, New Caledonia Owlet Frogmouth, New Caledonian Owlet Nightjar, New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar
Common Names in Estonian:
Uus-Kaledoonia õõnesorr
Common Names in Finnish:
Uudenkaledoniankehrääjä
Common Names in French:
Aegothèle à Dos Noir, Égothèle Calédonien, Égothèle Calédonien
Common Names in German:
Schwarzrückenschwalm, Schwarzrückenschwalm
Common Names in Italian:
Capimulgo-Gufo Della Nuova Caledonia
Common Names in Japanese:
Nyu-Karedoniazukuyotaka, Nyuakaredoniazukuyotaka
Common Names in Latin:
Aegotheles savesi
Common Names in Polish:
Sownik Nowokaledonski
Common Names in Spanish:
Egotelo De Nueva Caledonia
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: The records
are from Melaleuca savanna
and humid forest
. The 1998 sighting was of a single bird foraging
for insects briefly at dusk, in evergreen
riverine
forest2,9. Other owlet-nightjars Aegotheles spp.
are territorial
and vocal inhabitants of various wooded habitats9. They nest
and roost in holes
in trees
and are largely sit-and-wait predators
of small animals, foraging from perches
or from the ground
. A. savesi is larger and has much longer
legs
than congeners
, which may indicate more terrestrial
habits3,7,9.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Strigiformes
()
- Owls
- Genus:
Aegotheles
()
- Vigors & Horsfield 1827 Trans.Linn.Soc.London(1) 15["1826"] p.19
- Specific name:
savesi
- Layard,EL & Layard,ELC1881 Ibis p.132 pl.5
- Scientific name: - Aegotheles savesi Layard,EL & Layard,ELC1881
- Specific name:
savesi
- Layard,EL & Layard,ELC1881 Ibis p.132 pl.5
- Genus:
Aegotheles
(
- Order:
Strigiformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Aegotheles savesi Layard, El & Layard, Elc 1881
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aegotheles
There are approximately 36 species in this genus:
A. affinis (Upland Barred Owlet-Nightjar) · A. affinis affinis · A. affinis terborghi · A. albertisi (Mountain Owlet-Nightjar) · A. albertisii · A. albertisi albertisi (Mountain Owlet-Nightjar) · A. albertisi salvadorii · A. albertisi wondiwoi · A. archboldi (Eastern Mountain Owlet-Nightjar) · A. bennetti · A. bennettii (Barred Owlet-Nightjar) · A. bennettii affinis · A. bennettii bennettii (Barred Owlet-Nightjar) · A. bennettii plumiferus · A. bennettii terborghi · A. bennettii wiedenfeldi · A. bennetti wiedenfeldi · A. crinifrons (Long-Whiskered Owlet-Nightjar) · A. cristatus (Australian Owlet-Nightjar) · A. cristatus cristatus (Murchison Owlet-Nightjar) · A. cristatus leucogaster (Owlet Nightjar) · A. cristatus major · A. cristatus tasmanicus · A. dubius · A. insignis (Feline Owlet-Nightjar) · A. insignis pulcher · A. novae-hollandiae · A. novaezealandiae · A. salvadorii · A. savesi (New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar) · A. tatei (Starry Owlet-Nightjar) · A. walacii · A. wallacii (Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar) · A. wallacii gigas · A. wallacii manni · A. wallacii wallacii (Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar)
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3852664
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-555505
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816787
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 555505
- IUCN ID: 539
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1417
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
