Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de l'Índia |
| Czech | lelek džunglový |
| Dutch | Hindoenachtzwaluw |
| English | Indian Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Indian Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent indien |
| French (France) | Engoulevent indien |
| German | Indiennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | インドヨタカ |
| Malayalam | നാട്ടുരാച്ചുക്ക് |
| Marathi | रातवा |
| Norwegian | bengalnattravn |
| Polish | lelek krótkoskrzydły |
| Russian | Индийский козодой |
| Serbian | Indijski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek krpatý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Hindú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras hindú |
| Swedish | indisk nattskärra |
| Thai | นกตบยุงเล็ก |
| Turkish | Hint Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга індійський |
Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus asiaticus
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2, p.588.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India, = Bombay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- asiae / asiatica / asiaticus
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)
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Scientific name definitions
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 9, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 9, 2013
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Authors
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.indnig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 9, 2013
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Authors
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. and G. M. Kirwan (2013). Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
