Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (4)
Nigel Cleere, Yoav Perlman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published April 1, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | سبد نوبي |
| Bulgarian | Нубийски козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Núbia |
| Croatian | nubijski leganj |
| Czech | lelek núbijský |
| Danish | Nubisk Natravn |
| Dutch | Nubische Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Nubian Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Nubian Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Nubie |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Nubie |
| German | Nubiennachtschwalbe |
| Greek | Γιδοβύζι της Νουβίας |
| Hebrew | תחמס נובי |
| Hungarian | Núbiai lappantyú |
| Icelandic | Nýfari |
| Japanese | サバクヨタカ |
| Lithuanian | Nubinis lėlys |
| Norwegian | nubianattravn |
| Polish | lelek pustynny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Noitibó-da-núbia |
| Romanian | Caprimulg nubian |
| Russian | Нубийский козодой |
| Serbian | Nubijski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek pustatinný |
| Slovenian | Nubijska podhujka |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Nubio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras nubio |
| Swedish | nubisk nattskärra |
| Turkish | Nübye Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга нубійський |
Revision Notes
Yoav Perlman and Guy Kirwan revised the account. Arnau Bonan Barful curated the media. Vicens Vila-Coury created the map.
Caprimulgus nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus nubicus
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.59.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nubia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- nubicus
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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)
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Distribution of the Nubian Nightjar
