Swallow-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis segmentata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Heidi Henrichs
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 3, 2014
Text last updated October 3, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cua d'oreneta |
| Czech | lelek vidloocasý |
| Dutch | Vorkstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Swallow-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Swallow-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à queue d'aronde |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à queue d'aronde |
| German | Schwalbenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Svöluveifari |
| Japanese | ツバメヨタカ |
| Norwegian | svalenattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec wstęgosterny |
| Russian | Ласточкохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Lastorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek nožnicochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Golondrina |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Chotacabras Tijereta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Cola Ahorquillada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras golondrina |
| Swedish | svalstjärtsnattskärra |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга-лірохвіст колумбійський |
Uropsalis segmentata (Cassin, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Hydropsalis segmentatus
Cassin, 1849. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848), p.238.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogota.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- UROPSALIS
- segmentata / segmentatus
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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 Swallow-tailed Nightjar
