The Jamaican poorwill, also known as the Jamaican pauraque or Jamaican least pauraque, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Jamaica and has not been recorded since 1860. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.193
Protonym:
Caprimulgus americanus
Type locality:
'America Calidiore' = Jamaica.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/213/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
07EC934EA44A7BD0
Avibase ID:
avibase-07EC934E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/07EC934E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686704
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent de Jamaïque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent de la Jamaïque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Jamaican Pauraque ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americana) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Siphonorhis americanus americanus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Siphonorhis americanus americanus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Jamaican Poorwill ( Siphonorhis americanus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Siphonorhis americana [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Siphonorhis americana [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Siphonorhis [americana or brewsteri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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