Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 13, 2013
Text last updated December 13, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors argus |
| Czech | lelek australský |
| Dutch | Argusnachtzwaluw |
| English | Spotted Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Spotted Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent argus |
| French (France) | Engoulevent argus |
| German | Argusnachtschwalbe |
| Indonesian | Taktarau tutul |
| Japanese | ヒゲナシヨタカ |
| Norwegian | argusnattravn |
| Polish | rogatnik kropkowany |
| Russian | Козодой-аргус |
| Serbian | Pegavi leganj |
| Slovak | nočnár škvrnitý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Argos |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras argos |
| Swedish | argusnattskärra |
| Turkish | Argus Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Ночнар австралійський |
Eurostopodus argus Hartert, 1892
PROTONYM:
Eurostopodus argus
Hartert, 1892. Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 16, p.607,608.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Australia, Aru Islands and probably New Ireland.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUROSTOPODUS
- argus
- Argus
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 Spotted Nightjar
