Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Nathaniel Young
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 23, 2015
Text last updated January 23, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors d'ales romes |
| Czech | lelek srpkokřídlý |
| Dutch | Sikkelvleugelnachtzwaluw |
| English | Sickle-winged Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Sickle-winged Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à faucilles |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à faucilles |
| German | Sichelschwingen-Nachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | カマバネヨタカ |
| Norwegian | stumpnattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec sierposkrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | curiango-do-banhado |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Curiango-dos-charcos |
| Russian | Серпокрылый козодой |
| Serbian | Srpokrili leganj |
| Slovak | lelek krátkochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Pantanero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Ala Negra |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Atajacaminos ala negra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras pantanero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Dormilón Ala Negra |
| Swedish | lievingad nattskärra |
| Turkish | Orak Kanatlı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга-короткохвіст |
Eleothreptus anomalus (Gould, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Amblypterus anomalus
Gould, 1838. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1837), Pt5 no.58, p.105.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Demerara, error = Sao Paulo, Brazil, by designation of Pinto, Rev. Mus. Paulista, 32, 1938, p. 237.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ELEOTHREPTUS
- anomalus
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Distribution of the Sickle-winged Nightjar
