Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Kate Bemis
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 16, 2015
Text last updated January 16, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors negrós |
| Czech | lelek černavý |
| Dutch | Roetnachtzwaluw |
| English | Blackish Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Blackish Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent noirâtre |
| French (France) | Engoulevent noirâtre |
| German | Trauernachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | クロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sotnattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec żałobny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-de-lajeado |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-das-lajes |
| Russian | Траурный козодой |
| Serbian | Crnkasti leganj |
| Slovak | lelek černastý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Negruzco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Chotacabras Negruzco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Negruzco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras negruzco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Negruzco |
| Swedish | sotnattskärra |
| Turkish | Karaca Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга траурний |
Nyctipolus nigrescens (Cabanis, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus nigrescens
Cabanis, 1849. Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844 3, p.710.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lower Essequibo River, British Guiana.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTIPOLUS
- nigrescens
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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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Distribution of the Blackish Nightjar
