Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2018
Text last updated December 4, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors senzill |
| Czech | lelek mramorovaný |
| Dutch | Marmernachtzwaluw |
| English | Plain Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Plain Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent terne |
| French (France) | Engoulevent terne |
| German | Marmornachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ムジヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sahelnattravn |
| Polish | lelek jasny |
| Russian | Мраморный козодой |
| Serbian | Jednobojni leganj |
| Slovak | lelek menlivý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Sencillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras sencillo |
| Swedish | sahelnattskärra |
| Turkish | Soluk Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга блідий |
Caprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus inornatus
Heuglin, 1869. Ornithologie Nordost-Afrika's, der Nilquellen- und Küsten-Gebiete des Rothen Meeres und des nördlichen Somal-Landes 1, p.129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogosland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- inornata / inornatum / inornatus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Plain Nightjar
