Papuan Nightjar Eurostopodus papuensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 8, 2013
Text last updated March 8, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Nova Guinea |
| Czech | lelek papuánský |
| Dutch | Papoeanachtzwaluw |
| English | Papuan Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Papuan Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent papou |
| French (France) | Engoulevent papou |
| German | Papuanachtschwalbe |
| Indonesian | Taktarau papua |
| Japanese | パプアヒゲナシヨタカ |
| Norwegian | papuanattravn |
| Polish | rogatnik papuaski |
| Russian | Папуанский козодой |
| Serbian | Papuanski leganj |
| Slovak | nočnár nížinný |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Papú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras papú |
| Swedish | papuanattskärra |
| Turkish | Papua Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Ночнар папуанський |
Eurostopodus papuensis (Schlegel, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus papuensis
Schlegel, 1866. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3, p.340.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Salawati and the opposite coast of New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUROSTOPODUS
- papuanus / papuense / papuensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Papuan Nightjar
