Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 7, 2012
Text last updated December 7, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Sykes |
| Czech | lelek sindhský |
| Dutch | Sykesnachtzwaluw |
| English | Sykes's Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Sykes's Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Sykes |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Sykes |
| German | Pakistannachtschwalbe |
| Hebrew | תחמס חיוור |
| Japanese | ウスイロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sindnattravn |
| Persian | شبگرد بلوچی |
| Polish | lelek piaskowy |
| Russian | Синдский козодой |
| Serbian | Sajksov leganj |
| Slovak | lelek kotvičkový |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de Mahratta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de Mahratta |
| Swedish | sindnattskärra |
| Turkish | Maharaştra Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга пакистанський |
Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, 1832
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus Mahrattensis
Sykes, 1832. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 2 no.18, p.83.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mahrattas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- mahrattarum / mahrattensis
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 Sykes's Nightjar
