Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
Andrea Alfano
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 19, 2014
Text last updated December 19, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors pigmeu |
| Czech | lelek zakrslý |
| Dutch | Spixnachtzwaluw |
| English | Pygmy Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent pygmée |
| French (France) | Engoulevent pygmée |
| German | Spixnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | コビトヨタカ |
| Norwegian | pygménattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec brazylijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurauzinho-da-caatinga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurauzinho-da-caatinga |
| Russian | Крошечный козодой |
| Serbian | Patuljasti leganj |
| Slovak | lelek trpasličí |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Pigmeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras pigmeo |
| Swedish | pygménattskärra |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга бразильський |
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (Spix, 1825)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus hirundinaceus
Spix, 1825. Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2, p.2 pl.3 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rio Solimoes, error = Feira de Sant' Anna, Bahia, cf. Hellmayr, antea, 1929, p. 400.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTIPOLUS
- hirundinacea / hirundinaceum / hirundinaceus
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● 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 Pygmy Nightjar
