Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
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 cuapunxegut |
| Czech | lelek štíhlý |
| Dutch | Reichenownachtzwaluw |
| English | Slender-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Slender-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent de Reichenow |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Reichenow |
| German | Kurzschleppen-Nachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ホソオヨタカ |
| Norwegian | kilehalenattravn |
| Polish | lelek wysmukły |
| Russian | Узкохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Tankorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek savanový |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Colifino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras colifino |
| Swedish | kilstjärtad nattskärra |
| Turkish | Elmas Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга ефіопський |
Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, 1892
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus clarus
Reichenow, 1892. Journal für Ornithologie 40, p.29.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bukoba, Tanganyika Territory, and Mengo, Uganda.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- clarum / clarus
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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 Slender-tailed Nightjar
