Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Thomas S. Schulenberg and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2012
Text last updated June 8, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nictibi andí |
| Czech | potu andský |
| Dutch | Andesreuzennachtzwaluw |
| English | Andean Potoo |
| English (United States) | Andean Potoo |
| French | Ibijau des Andes |
| French (France) | Ibijau des Andes |
| German | Andentagschläfer |
| Japanese | アンデスタチヨタカ |
| Norwegian | andespotu |
| Polish | nocolot andyjski |
| Russian | Андский уратао |
| Serbian | Andski potu |
| Slovak | lelkovec andský |
| Spanish | Nictibio Andino |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Nictibio (Puntepalo) Andino |
| Spanish (Peru) | Nictibio Andino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nictibio andino |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Nictibio Aliblanco |
| Swedish | andinsk poto |
| Turkish | And Putusu |
| Ukrainian | Поту гірський |
Nyctibius maculosus Ridgway, 1912
PROTONYM:
Nyctibius maculosus
Ridgway, 1912. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 25, p.92.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ambato, Ecuador.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTIBIUS
- maculosa / maculosus
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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)
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Distribution of the Andean Potoo
