Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors senzill |
| Czech | lelek mramorovaný |
| Dutch | Marmernachtzwaluw |
| English | Plain Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Plain Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent terne |
| French (France) | Engoulevent terne |
| German | Marmornachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ムジヨタカ |
| Norwegian | sahelnattravn |
| Polish | lelek jasny |
| Russian | Мраморный козодой |
| Serbian | Jednobojni leganj |
| Slovak | lelek menlivý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Sencillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras sencillo |
| Swedish | sahelnattskärra |
| Turkish | Soluk Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга блідий |
Caprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus inornatus
Heuglin, 1869. Ornithologie Nordost-Afrika's, der Nilquellen- und Küsten-Gebiete des Rothen Meeres und des nördlichen Somal-Landes 1, p.129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogosland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- inornata / inornatum / inornatus
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Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Scientific name definitions
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2018
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2020). Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus), 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.planig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 4, 2018
- Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2018). Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus). 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.