Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
F. A. Wilkinson Wilkinson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lelek hedvábný |
| Dutch | Zijdestaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Silky-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Silky-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à queue de soie |
| French (French Guiana) | Engoulevent à queue de soie |
| German | Seidennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | マルオヨタカ |
| Norwegian | silkestjertnattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec jedwabisty |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-rabo-de-seda |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-rabo-de-seda |
| Russian | Шелкохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Svilorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek hodvábny |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Coladeseda |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Oscuro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Atajacaminos oscuro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Cola de Seda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras coladeseda |
| Swedish | silkesstjärtad nattskärra |
| Turkish | İpek Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга парагвайський |
Antrostomus sericocaudatus Cassin, 1849
PROTONYM:
Antrostomus serico-caudatis
Cassin, 1849. Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(1848), p.238.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America.
Definitions
- ANTROSTOMUS
- sericocaudatus
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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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