Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published April 15, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wimpelvlerknaguil |
| Catalan | enganyapastors de cintes |
| Czech | lelek vlajkový |
| Dutch | Wimpelnachtzwaluw |
| English | Pennant-winged Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Pennant-winged Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent porte-étendard |
| French (France) | Engoulevent porte-étendard |
| German | Flaggennachtschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Náttveifari |
| Japanese | フキナガシヨタカ |
| Norwegian | dragenattravn |
| Polish | dziwolotek wstęgopióry |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Noitibo-de-balanceiros |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Noitibó-de-balanceiros |
| Russian | Вымпеловый козодой |
| Serbian | Leganj zastavičar |
| Slovak | lelek vlajkokrídly |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Cuelgacintas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras cuelgacintas |
| Swedish | flaggnattskärra |
| Turkish | Kurdela Kanatlı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга-прапорокрил ангольський |
| Zulu | uzavolozinjoloba |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Nigel Cleere reviewed.
Caprimulgus vexillarius (Gould, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Semeïophorus (Macrodypteryx?) vexillarius
Gould, 1838. Icones avium, or figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from various parts of the globe [world] pt2, pl.13,text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Islands between Bourbon and Madagascar; numerous on the shores of the Red Sea and in the Island of Scutra [i.e. Socotra], error = Sierra Leone.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- vexillaria / vexillarius
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Pennant-winged Nightjar
