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Roraiman Nightjar
Setopagis whitelyi (Salvin, 1885)
The Roraiman Nightjar (Caprimulgus whitelyi) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the tepui highlands in northern Brazil, southern Venezuela and Guyana. It largely resembles the more widespread Blackish Nightjar. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Setopagis
Scientific:
Setopagis whitelyi
Citation:
(Salvin, 1885)
Reference:
Ibis p.438
Protonym:
Antrostomus whitelyi
Avibase ID:
07D22CB7DEDBDA42
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/07D22CB7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555565
Geographic range:
- Setopagis whitelyi: Tepuis of se Venezuela, adjacent n Brazil and Guyana
Source: Clements checklist
Roraiman Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Roraima
Czech:
lelek Whitelyův
Danish:
Venezuelanatravn
German:
Roraimanachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras del Roraima
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras del Roraima
Finnish:
roraimankehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent du Roraima
Croatian:
roraimski leganj
Hungarian:
roraima lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre del Roraima
Japanese:
roraimayotaka
Japanese:
ロライマヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Venesuelinis lėlys
Dutch:
Roraimanachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tepuinatteramn
Norwegian:
Tepuinattravn
Polish:
lelek wenezuelski
Portuguese:
Bacurau-dos-tepuis
Portuguese (Brazil):
bacurau-dos-tepuis
Russian:
Венесуэльский козодой
Slovak:
lelek venezuelský
Swedish:
roraimanattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга венесуельський
Chinese:
委内瑞拉夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
委內瑞拉夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent du Roraima ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent du Roraima ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Caprimulgus nigrescens whitelyi [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Caprimulgus nigrescens whitelyi [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus whitelyi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus whitelyi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Nyctipolus nigrescens or Setopagis whitelyi
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Roraima
Czech: Lelek Whitelyuv, lelek Whitelyův
Danish: Venezuelanatravn
German: Roraimanachtschwalbe, Roraima-Nachtschwalbe
English: Roraima Nightjar, Roraiman Nightjar
English (IOC): Roraiman Nightjar
Spanish: Aguaitacamino de los Tepuis, Chotacabra de White, Chotacabras del Roraima
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras del Roraima
Spanish (HBW): Roraiman Nightjar
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino de los Tepuis
Estonian: tepui-öösorr
Finnish: Roraimankehrääjä
French: Engoulevent du Roraima
Croatian: roraimski leganj
Hungarian: roraima lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre del Roraima, Succiacapre di Roraiman
Japanese: roraimayotaka
Japanese: ロライマヨタカ
Scientific: Antrostomus whitelyi, Caprimulgus nigrescens whitelyi, Caprimulgus whitely, Caprimulgus whitelyi, Setopagis whitelyi
Lithuanian: Venesuelinis lėlys
Dutch: Roraimanachtzwaluw, Roraima-nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tepuinatteramn
Norwegian: Tepuinattravn
Polish: lelek wenezuelski, lelkowiec wenezuelski
Portuguese: Bacurau-de-tepui, Bacurau-dos-tepuis, bacurau-do-Tepui
Portuguese (Brazil): Bacurau-dos-tepuis, bacurau-do-Tepui
Portuguese (Portugal): Bacurau-dos-tepuis
Russian: Венесуэльский козодой
Slovak: lelek venezuelský
Swedish: Roraimanattskärra
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга венесуельський
Chinese: 委内瑞拉夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 委內瑞拉夜鷹
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