Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (6)
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 4, 2015
Text last updated May 4, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cuagròs |
| Chinese (SIM) | 长尾夜鹰 |
| Czech | lelek indomalajský |
| Dutch | Breedstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Large-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Large-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Horsfield |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Horsfield |
| German | Langschwanz-Nachtschwalbe |
| Indonesian | Cabak maling |
| Japanese | オビロヨタカ |
| Norwegian | hamrenattravn |
| Polish | lelek paskogłowy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Noitibó-de-cauda-larga |
| Russian | Длиннохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Repati leganj |
| Slovak | lelek veľkochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Macruro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras macruro |
| Swedish | bredstjärtad nattskärra |
| Thai | นกตบยุงหางยาว |
| Turkish | Koca Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга великохвостий |
Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield, 1821
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus macrurus
Horsfield, 1821. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 13, p.142.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- macruros / macrurus
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 Large-tailed Nightjar
