Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Cleere, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 15, 2015
Text last updated April 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de jungla |
| Czech | lelek indický |
| Dutch | Junglenachtzwaluw |
| English | Jungle Nightjar |
| English (India) | Jungle Nightjar (Indian Jungle Nightjar) |
| English (United States) | Jungle Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de jungle |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de jungle |
| German | Dschungelnachtschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Naglfari |
| Japanese | ジャングルヨタカ |
| Malayalam | കാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക് |
| Norwegian | indianattravn |
| Polish | lelek indyjski |
| Russian | Джунглевый козодой |
| Serbian | Prašumski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek sivý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de Jungla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de jungla |
| Swedish | orientnattskärra |
| Turkish | Doğu Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга великий |
Caprimulgus indicus Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus indicus
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2, p.588.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- indicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Jungle Nightjar
