Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Rooiwangnaguil |
Catalan | enganyapastors galta-rogenc |
Czech | lelek rezavolící |
Dutch | Roodwangnachtzwaluw |
English | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar |
English (United States) | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar |
French | Engoulevent à joues rousses |
French (France) | Engoulevent à joues rousses |
German | Rostwangen-Nachtschwalbe |
Japanese | ホオアカヨタカ |
Norwegian | rustkinnattravn |
Polish | lelek akacjowy |
Portuguese (Angola) | Noitibó-de-faces-ruivas |
Russian | Рыжещёкий козодой |
Serbian | Riđoliki leganj |
Slovak | lelek hrdzavolíci |
Spanish | Chotacabras Carirrojo |
Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras carirrojo |
Swedish | rödkindad nattskärra |
Turkish | Kızıl Yanaklı Çobanaldatan |
Ukrainian | Дрімлюга акацієвий |
Caprimulgus rufigena Smith, 1845
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus rufigena
Smith, 1845. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 22, pl.A100.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Eastern districts of Cape Colony.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- rufigena / rufigene / rufigenis
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Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena Scientific name definitions
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 5, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 5, 2013
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2020). Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena), 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.rucnig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 5, 2013
- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2013). Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Caprimulgus rufigena). 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.