The Roraiman nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Salvin, O 1885)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.5, vol.3, no.12 p.438
Protonym:
Antrostomus whitelyi
Type locality:
Mt. Roraima, 3500 feet, British Guiana.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35137#page/490/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
07D22CB7DEDBDA42
Avibase ID:
avibase-07D22CB7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/07D22CB7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555565
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): 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] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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, version 2021: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Roraiman Nightjar ( Tepuiornis 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] |
eBird version 2021: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Roraiman Nightjar ( Tepuiornis 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 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 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] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Roraiman Nightjar ( Caprimulgus whitelyi) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus nigrescens whitelyi [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: 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] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Roraiman Nightjar ( Setopagis whitelyi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): 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 Tepuiornis whitelyi
(sensu lato) by some authors
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