Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lelek hvězdičkový |
| Dutch | Okervleknachtzwaluw |
| English | Star-spotted Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Star-spotted Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent étoilé |
| French (France) | Engoulevent étoilé |
| German | Sternnachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ホシヨタカ |
| Norwegian | stjernenattravn |
| Polish | lelek cętkowany |
| Russian | Звездчатый козодой |
| Serbian | Zvezdopegi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek hviezdičkatý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Estrellado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras estrellado |
| Swedish | stjärnfläckig nattskärra |
| Turkish | Yıldızlı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга джибутійський |
Caprimulgus stellatus Blundell & Lovat, 1899
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus stellatus
Blundell & Lovat, 1899. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10, p.21.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kassim River, southern Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CAPRIMULGUS
- caprimulgus
- stellata / stellatus
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Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus 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
- Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2020). Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus), 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.stsnig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 4, 2018
- Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2018). Star-spotted Nightjar (Caprimulgus stellatus). 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.