White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Mario Cohn-Haft
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 24, 2013
Text last updated September 24, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nictibi alablanc |
| Czech | potu bělokřídlý |
| Dutch | Witvleugelreuzennachtzwaluw |
| English | White-winged Potoo |
| English (United States) | White-winged Potoo |
| French | Ibijau à ailes blanches |
| French (France) | Ibijau à ailes blanches |
| German | Weißflügel-Tagschläfer |
| Japanese | ハジロタチヨタカ |
| Norwegian | hvitvingepotu |
| Polish | nocolot białoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urutau-de-asa-branca |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Uratau-d'asa-branca |
| Russian | Белокрылый уратао |
| Serbian | Belokrili potu |
| Slovak | lelkovec bielokrídly |
| Spanish | Nictibio Aliblanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Nictibio de Ala Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nictibio aliblanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Nictibio Selvático |
| Swedish | vitvingad poto |
| Turkish | Ak Kanatlı Putu |
| Ukrainian | Поту білокрилий |
Nyctibius leucopterus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus leucopterus
Wied-Neuwied, 1821. Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 2, p.227,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Forests in the vicinity of Conquista, Bahia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTIBIUS
- leucopterum / leucopterus
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 White-winged Potoo
