Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 5, 2013
Text last updated July 5, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Laeveldnaguil |
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Fosse |
| Czech | lelek lemoocasý |
| Dutch | Gabonese Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Square-tailed Nightjar |
| English (Kenya) | Gabon Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Square-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent du Mozambique |
| French (France) | Engoulevent du Mozambique |
| German | Gartennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ガボンヨタカ |
| Norwegian | bantunattravn |
| Polish | lelek klinosterny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Noitibó de Moçambique |
| Russian | Габонский козодой |
| Slovak | lelek družný |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de Fosse |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de Fosse |
| Swedish | bantunattskärra |
| Turkish | Mozambik Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга габонський |
| Zulu | umalwelwe |
Caprimulgus fossii Hartlaub, 1857
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus Fossii
Hartlaub, 1857. System der Ornithologie Westafrica's, p.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gaboon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- fossii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Square-tailed Nightjar
