Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 20, 2019
Text last updated December 20, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors embridat |
| Czech | lelek východoafrický |
| Dutch | Grijsbruine Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Sombre Nightjar |
| English (Kenya) | Dusky Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Sombre Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent sombre |
| French (France) | Engoulevent sombre |
| German | Zügelnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ハイイロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | busknattravn |
| Polish | lelek białowąsy |
| Russian | Тёмный козодой |
| Serbian | Istočnoafrički leganj |
| Slovak | lelek fúzatý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras oscuro |
| Swedish | busknattskärra |
| Turkish | Boz Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга танзанійський |
Caprimulgus fraenatus Salvadori, 1884
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Salvadori, 1884. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 21, p.118.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Daimbi, Shoa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- fraenata / fraenatus
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Sombre Nightjar
