Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 19, 2017
Text last updated April 19, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors daurat |
| Czech | lelek zlatý |
| Danish | Gylden Natravn |
| Dutch | Goudgele Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Golden Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Golden Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent doré |
| French (France) | Engoulevent doré |
| German | Prachtnachtschwalbe |
| Hebrew | תחמס זהוב |
| Hungarian | Aranylappantyú |
| Icelandic | Dulfari |
| Japanese | キンイロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | gullnattravn |
| Polish | lelek złocisty |
| Russian | Золотистый козодой |
| Serbian | Zlatni leganj |
| Slovak | lelek zlatý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Dorado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras dorado |
| Swedish | guldnattskärra |
| Turkish | Sarı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга золотистий |
Caprimulgus eximius Temminck, 1826
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus eximius
Temminck, 1826. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.67, pl.398.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sennar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- eximium / eximius
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 Golden Nightjar
