Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (4)
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Hope Batcheller, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 13, 2012
Text last updated January 13, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cuacurt |
| Czech | lelek netopýří |
| Dutch | Kortstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Short-tailed Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Short-tailed Nighthawk |
| French | Engoulevent à queue courte |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à queue courte |
| German | Bändernachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | タンビヨタカ |
| Norwegian | dunkelnatthauk |
| Polish | lelkowiec krótkosterny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | tuju |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tuju |
| Russian | Полуошейниковый козодой |
| Serbian | Kratkorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek kolohrivý |
| Spanish | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Añapero Castaño |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chotacabras Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chotacabras Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Panama) | Añapero Colicorto |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Añapero castaño |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Cola Corta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero colicorto |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Semiacollarado |
| Swedish | kortstjärtad falknattskärra |
| Turkish | Kısa Kuyruklu Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо-довгокрил бурий |
Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus semitorquatus
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.1031.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LUROCALIS
- semitorquata / semitorquatus
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Short-tailed Nighthawk
