Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors maharaja |
| Czech | lelek malovaný |
| Dutch | Indische Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Jerdon's Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Jerdon's Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Jerdon |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Jerdon |
| German | Maharadschanachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | インドオビロヨタカ |
| Malayalam | രാചൗങ്ങൻ |
| Norwegian | yamanattravn |
| Polish | lelek ozdobny |
| Russian | Чернокрылый козодой |
| Serbian | Džerdonov leganj |
| Slovak | lelek tmavokrídly |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Marajá |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras marajá |
| Swedish | jerdonnattskärra |
| Turkish | Jerdon Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга бенгальський |
Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, 1845
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus atripennis
Jerdon, 1845. Illustrations of Indian ornithology, containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India, pl.24.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Eastern Ghats to west of Nellore.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- atripennis
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 Jerdon's Nightjar
