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Eastern Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus vociferus (Wilson, A 1812)

The eastern whip-poor-will is a medium-sized (22–27 cm) nightjar from North America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its camouflage. It is named onomatopoeically after its song. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Antrostomus
Scientific:
  Antrostomus vociferus

Original description

Citation:
  (Wilson, A 1812)

Reference:
   Amer. Orn. [Wilson] 5 p.71 pl.41 fig.1,2,3

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus vociferus

Type locality:
  Pennsylvania.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175520#page/85/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A09655B1DFED41F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A09655B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A09655B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177961


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Antrostomus vociferus: southern Canada and eastern USA; winters to Cuba and western Panama
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Catalan:
Enganyapastors cridaner septentrional
Czech:
lelek křiklavý
Danish:
Nordamerikansk Natravn
German:
Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras cuerporruín norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Cuerporruín Norteño
Finnish:
amerikankehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent bois-pourri
Croatian:
sivokapi leganj
Hungarian:
síró lappantyú
Icelandic:
Gjallfari
Italian:
Succiacapre vocifero
Japanese (romaji):
hoippua-wiruyotaka
Japanese:
ホイップアーウィルヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Niūrusis lėlys
Dutch:
Whippoorwill
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eikenatteramn
Norwegian:
Eikenattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec krzykliwy
Portuguese:
Noitibó-cantor
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-cantor-norte-americano
Russian:
Жалобный козодой
Slovak:
Lelek hlasný
Serbian:
Istočni vipurvil
Swedish:
östlig skriknattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга канадський
Chinese:
三声夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
三聲夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Antrostomus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Antrostomus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Antrostomus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
Whip-poor-will (Eastern) ( Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Caprimulgus vociferus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eastern Whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Antrostomus vociferus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Antrostomus [vociferus or arizonae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Американски козодой
Catalan: Enganyapastors cridaner, Enganyapastors cridaner septentrional
Czech: lelek křiklavý
Welsh: Whiparwhîl
Danish: Nordamerikansk Natravn
German: Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe, Whip-poor-will
English: Eastern Whip-poor-will, Northern Whip-poor-will, Whippoorwill, Whip-poor-will, Whip-poor-will (Eastern)
English, HBW: Eastern Whip-poor-will
English (IOC): Eastern Whip-poor-will
English (United States): Eastern Whip-poor-will
Esperanto: Voĉalmozulo
Spanish: Chotacabra Cuerprihuiu, Chotacabras Cuerporruín, Chotacabras cuerporruín norteño, Guabairo Chico, tapacamino cuerporruín norteño, Tapacamino cuerporruín-norteño, Tapacaminos Cuerporruín Norteño, Tapacaminos Cuerprihuiu
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chotacabras gritón, Chotacabras Norteño
Spanish (Cuba): Guabairo Chico
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Cuerporruín Norteño
Spanish (HBW): Eastern Whip-poor-will
Spanish (Honduras): Pucuyo gritón
Spanish (Mexico): tapacamino cuerporruín norteño, tapacamino cuerporruín-norteño, Tapacaminos Cuerporruín Norteño, Tapacaminos Cuerprihuiu
Estonian: tamme-öösorr
Finnish: Amerikankehrääjä
French: Engoulevent bois-pourri, Engoulevent bois-pourri (de l'Est), Engoulevent bois-pourri (forme de l'Est)
Galician: Noiteboa cantora
Croatian: sivokapi leganj
Hungarian: síró lappantyú
Icelandic: Gjallfari
Italian: Succiacapre vocifero
Japanese (romaji): hoippua-wiruyotaka
Japanese: ホイップアーウィルヨタカ, ホイップアアウイルヨタカ, ホイップアーウイルヨタカ
Scientific: Antrostomus vociferus, Antrostomus vociferus vociferus, Caprimulgus vociferus, Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus
Lithuanian: Niūrusis lėlys
Latvian: skaļais vakarlēpis
Dutch: Whippoorwill, Whip-poorwill, Whip-poor-will
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eikenatteramn
Norwegian: Eikenattravn
Polish: lelek krzykliwy, lelkowiec krzykliwy
Portuguese: Noitibó-cantor
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-cantor-norte-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Chavret canerus
Romanian: Caprimulg tipator
Russian: Жалобный козодой
Slovak: Lelek hlasný
Serbian: Istočni vipurvil
Swedish: östlig skriknattskärra, Skriknattskärra
Turkish: Bağırgan çobanaldatan, Islıkçı Çobanaldatan
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга канадський
Chinese: 三声夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 三聲夜鷹

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