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Jamaican Pauraque Siphonorhis americana Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Andrew Dreelin
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 6, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 6, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lelek jamajský |
| Dutch | Jamaicapauraque |
| English | Jamaican Pauraque |
| English (United States) | Jamaican Pauraque |
| French | Engoulevent de Jamaïque |
| French (French Guiana) | Engoulevent de Jamaïque |
| German | Jamaikanachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ジャマイカコヨタカ |
| Norwegian | jamaicanattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec jamajski |
| Russian | Ямайский козодой |
| Serbian | Jamajkanski paurake leganj |
| Slovak | lelek jamajský |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Jamaicano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras jamaicano |
| Swedish | jamaicanattskärra |
| Turkish | Jamaika Porağı |
| Ukrainian | Пораке ямайський |
Siphonorhis americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus americanus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.193.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'America Calidiore' = Jamaica.
Definitions
- SIPHONORHIS
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
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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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