Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Ruwenzorinachtzwaluw |
| English (Kenya) | Congo Montane Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Rwenzori Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent du Rwenzori |
| German | Ruwenzorinachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ミヤマヨタカ |
| Norwegian | rwenzorinattravn |
| Polish | lelek stokowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Noitibó-da-montanha |
| Russian | Рувензорский козодой |
| Serbian | Leganj sa Ruvenzorija |
| Slovak | lelek rúbaniskový |
| Spanish | Chotacabras del Rwenzori |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras del Rwenzori |
| Swedish | ruwenzorinattskärra |
| Turkish | Ruwenzori Çobanaldatanı |
Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ogilvie-Grant, 1909
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Ogilvie-Grant, 1909. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 23, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mubuku Valley, 9000 feet, Mt. Ruwenzori.
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- ruwenzorae / ruwenzori / ruwenzoria / ruwenzoriae / ruwenzorii
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Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Scientific name definitions
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Authors
Nigel Cleere and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Rwenzori Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.monnig2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 1999
- Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (1999). Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruwenzorii). 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.