Sand-colored Nighthawk Chordeiles rupestris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Nichole Whyland
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 10, 2015
Text last updated April 10, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors pàl·lid |
| Czech | lelek pískobarvý |
| Dutch | Zandkleurige Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| English (UK) | Sand-coloured Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Sand-colored Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent sable |
| French (France) | Engoulevent sable |
| German | Flussnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | スナイロアメリカヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sandnatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk blady |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-da-praia |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-da-praia |
| Russian | Речной сумеречник |
| Serbian | Peščani leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník pieskový |
| Spanish | Añapero Blanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Arenisco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Arenisco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero blanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Blanco |
| Swedish | sandfalknattskärra |
| Turkish | Kum Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо блідий |
Chordeiles rupestris (Spix, 1825)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus rupestris
Spix, 1825. Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2, p.2 pl.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rocky islands in the Rio Negro, Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHORDEILES
- rupestris
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Distribution of the Sand-colored Nighthawk
