Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Europese Naguil |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe nate |
| Arabic | سبد اوروبي |
| Armenian | Այծկիթ |
| Asturian | Rallu europñu |
| Azerbaijani | Adi keçisağan |
| Basque | Zata arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Европейски козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors europeu |
| Chinese (SIM) | 欧夜鹰 |
| Croatian | leganj |
| Czech | lelek lesní |
| Danish | Natravn |
| Dutch | Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Eurasian Nightjar |
| English (India) | Eurasian Nightjar (European Nightjar) |
| English (South Africa) | European Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Nightjar |
| Faroese | Náttkjarra |
| Finnish | kehrääjä |
| French | Engoulevent d'Europe |
| French (France) | Engoulevent d'Europe |
| Galician | Avenoiteira cincenta |
| German | Nachtschwalbe |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκό) Γιδοβύζι |
| Hebrew | תחמס אירופי |
| Hungarian | Lappantyú |
| Icelandic | Náttfari |
| Italian | Succiacapre |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパヨタカ |
| Latvian | Vakarlēpis |
| Lithuanian | Lėlys |
| Mongolian | Өрнийн эргүүбор |
| Norwegian | nattravn |
| Persian | شبگرد معمولی |
| Polish | lelek |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Noitibó-cinzento |
| Romanian | Caprimulg |
| Russian | Козодой |
| Serbian | Leganj |
| Slovak | lelek lesný |
| Slovenian | Podhujka |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Europeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras europeo |
| Swedish | nattskärra |
| Turkish | Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга звичайний |
Revision Notes
Pamela C. Rasmussen standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.193.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden, ex Fauna Suec.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- europae / europaea / europaeus / europeus
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)
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Scientific name definitions
Nigel Cleere, David Christie, and Pamela C. Rasmussen
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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