Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Jon Fjeldså
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 14, 2013
Text last updated June 14, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Mees |
| Czech | lelek floreský |
| Dutch | Floresnachtzwaluw |
| English | Mees's Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Mees's Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Mees |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Mees |
| German | Floresnachtschwalbe |
| Indonesian | Cabak mees |
| Japanese | スンバヨタカ |
| Norwegian | floresnattravn |
| Polish | lelek sundajski |
| Russian | Флоресский козодой |
| Serbian | Misov leganj |
| Slovak | lelek Meesov |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de Mees |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de Mees |
| Swedish | floresnattskärra |
| Turkish | Mees Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга сундайський |
Caprimulgus meesi Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus meesi
Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004. Zoologische Verhandelingen 350, 7-45.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- meesi
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 Mees's Nightjar
