Ophrys nidus-avis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 945. 1753.

"Habitat in Sueciae, Germaniae, Galliae nemoribus." RCN: 6841.

Lectotype (Baumann & al. in Mitteilungsbl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 21: 504, Abb. 28. 1989): [icon] "Nidus avis, ex speciebus Satyrii abortiv" in Plantin, Pl. Stirp. Icon.: 195. 1581.

Current name: Neottia nidus - avis (L.) Rich. ( Orchidaceae).