New Zealand Owlet-nightjar

species of bird (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q7015560
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New Zealand Owlet-nightjar

Summary

New Zealand Owlet-nightjar is a fossil taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar is classified within Aegotheles[5].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's scientific name is Aegotheles novazelandiae[7].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's Commons category is recorded as Aegotheles novaezealandiae[8].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. novazelandiae'}[9].
  • New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as extinct[10].

Body

Classification

New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's scientific name is Aegotheles novazelandiae[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aegotheles[5].

Distribution

New Zealand Owlet-nightjar is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 470628[11]. New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 191447[12]. New Zealand Owlet-nightjar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4847959[13].

Why It Matters

New Zealand Owlet-nightjar has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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