Palau Nightjar Caprimulgus phalaena Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, 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 les Palau |
| Czech | lelek palauský |
| Dutch | Palaunachtzwaluw |
| English | Palau Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Palau Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent des Palau |
| French (France) | Engoulevent des Palau |
| German | Palaunachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | パラオヨタカ |
| Norwegian | palaunattravn |
| Polish | lelek koralowy |
| Russian | Палауский козодой |
| Serbian | Leganj sa ostrva Palau |
| Slovak | lelek palauský |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de Palaos |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de Palaos |
| Swedish | palaunattskärra |
| Turkish | Palau Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга палауський |
Caprimulgus phalaena Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus phalaena
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, p.91.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Palau Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- phalaena
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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 Palau Nightjar
