Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus 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 estelat |
| Czech | lelek hvězdičkový |
| Dutch | Okervleknachtzwaluw |
| English | Star-spotted Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Star-spotted Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent étoilé |
| French (France) | Engoulevent étoilé |
| German | Sternnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ホシヨタカ |
| Norwegian | stjernenattravn |
| Polish | lelek cętkowany |
| Russian | Звездчатый козодой |
| Serbian | Zvezdopegi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek hviezdičkatý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Estrellado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras estrellado |
| Swedish | stjärnfläckig nattskärra |
| Turkish | Yıldızlı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга джибутійський |
Caprimulgus stellatus Blundell & Lovat, 1899
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus stellatus
Blundell & Lovat, 1899. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10, p.21.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kassim River, southern Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- stellata / stellatus
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 Star-spotted Nightjar
