Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Madagascar |
| Czech | lelek madagaskarský |
| Dutch | Madagaskarnachtzwaluw |
| English | Madagascar Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Madagascar Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent malgache |
| French (France) | Engoulevent malgache |
| German | Madagaskarnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | マダガスカルヨタカ |
| Norwegian | madagaskarnattravn |
| Polish | lelek malgaski |
| Russian | Мадагаскарский козодой |
| Serbian | Madagaskarski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek madagaskarský |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras malgache |
| Swedish | madagaskarnattskärra |
| Turkish | Madagaskar Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга мадагаскарський |
Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganzin, 1840
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus Madagascariensis
Sganzin, 1840. Mémoires de la Société du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Strasbourg 3, p.28.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sainte Marie, Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- madagarensis / madagascariensis / madagascarina / madagascarinus / madagascarius
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 Madagascar Nightjar
