White-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis cayennensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (6)
Mary Margaret Ferraro
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 27, 2015
Text last updated February 27, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cuablanc |
| Czech | lelek běloocasý |
| Dutch | Witstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | White-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent coré |
| French (France) | Engoulevent coré |
| German | Weißschwanz-Nachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | オジロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | hvithalenattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec białopręgi |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-de-cauda-branca |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-de-cauda-branca |
| Russian | Белохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Belorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek bielochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Chotacabras Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Chotacabras Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tapacamino Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Guabairo Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras coliblanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Rastrojero |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad nattskärra |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга білохвостий |
Hydropsalis cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus cayennensis
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
- HYDROPSALIS
- cayenensis / cayenna / cayennensis
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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 White-tailed Nightjar
