Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (5)
Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Nigel Cleere
Version: 2.0 — Published October 22, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Donkernaguil |
| Catalan | enganyapastors pigallat |
| Czech | lelek pihovaný |
| Dutch | Rotsnachtzwaluw |
| English | Freckled Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Freckled Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent pointillé |
| French (France) | Engoulevent pointillé |
| German | Fleckennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ゴマフヨタカ |
| Norwegian | fregnenattravn |
| Polish | lelek skalny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Noitibó-sardento |
| Russian | Крапчатый козодой |
| Serbian | Pirgavi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek skalný |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Pecoso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras pecoso |
| Swedish | pricknattskärra |
| Turkish | Çil Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга плямистий |
| Zulu | umatsheni |
Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, 1840
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus tristigma
Rüppell, 1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel, p.105.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gondar, Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- tristigma / tristigmata / tristigmatica / tristigmatus
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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)
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Distribution of the Freckled Nightjar
