Eared Poorwill Nyctiphrynus mcleodii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 6, 2019
Text last updated May 6, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Mèxic |
| Czech | lelek mexický |
| Dutch | Oornachtzwaluw |
| English | Eared Poorwill |
| English (United States) | Eared Poorwill |
| French | Engoulevent aztèque |
| French (France) | Engoulevent aztèque |
| German | Ohrennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | メキシコミミヨタカ |
| Norwegian | dusknattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec meksykański |
| Russian | Ушастый козодой |
| Serbian | Ušati purvil |
| Slovak | lelek aztécky |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Prío |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tapacaminos Prío |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras prío |
| Swedish | mexikansk nattskärra |
| Turkish | Aztek Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Леляк мексиканський |
Nyctiphrynus mcleodii (Brewster, 1888)
PROTONYM:
Otophanes mcleodii
Brewster, 1888. The Auk 5, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sierra Madre of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTIPHRYNUS
- mcleodii
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eared Poorwill
