Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (48)
- Subspecies (9)
R. Mark Brigham, Janet Ng, Ray G. Poulin, and S. D. Grindal
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 19, 2011
Text last updated August 19, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Вирджински сумрачен козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors americà |
| Croatian | mali leganj |
| Czech | lelek sokolí |
| Danish | Nathøg |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Common Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Common Nighthawk |
| Faroese | Náttsmyril |
| French | Engoulevent d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Engoulevent d'Amérique |
| Galician | Bacurau norteamericano |
| German | Falkennachtschwalbe |
| Greek | Νυχτοβάτης |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Petonvwa etranje |
| Hebrew | תחמס אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Estifecske |
| Icelandic | Húmfari |
| Japanese | アメリカヨタカ |
| Lithuanian | Paprastasis sutemų lėlys |
| Norwegian | nordnatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk mały |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-norte-americano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-norte-americano |
| Romanian | Caprimulg american |
| Russian | Виргинский сумеречник |
| Serbian | Američki leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník krahulčí |
| Slovenian | Severnoameriški legen |
| Spanish | Añapero Yanqui |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Añapero Boreal |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gallina ciega boreal |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Añapero Zumbón |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Querequeté americano |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Querebebé Migratorio |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Común |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chotacabras Mayor |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chotacabras Zumbón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Añapero Común |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Añapero boreal |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Migratorio |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Querequequé Migratorio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero yanqui |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Añapero |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Migratorio |
| Swedish | större falknattskärra |
| Turkish | Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо віргінський |
Chordeiles minor (Forster, 1771)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus minor
Forster, 1771. A catalogue of the animals of North America. Containing, an enumeration of the known quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, crustaceous and testaceous animals; many of which are new, and never described before, p.13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHORDEILES
- minor
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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)
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