Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus] (Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus])

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Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus]

Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus] (= Nyctibius aethereus aethereus) (Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)

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Classification

Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Nyctibiidae
Genus:
   Nyctibius
Scientific:
  Nyctibius aethereus aethereus

Original description

Citation:
(Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)

Reference:
Reise Brasilien 1 p.234 (or p.236), note

Protonym:
Caprimulgus aethereus

Type locality:
Rio Mucuri [Macure], Bahia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162753#page/252/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
38ACC1F8782592C1

Avibase ID:
avibase-38ACC1F8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/38ACC1F8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687233

English:
Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus]
French:
Ibijau à longue queue [aethereus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed] ( Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Nyctibius aethereus

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Catalan: Nictibi cuallarg
Czech: potu dlouhoocasý
Danish: Langhalet Potu
German: Langschwanz-Tagschläfer
English: Large-tailed Potoo, Long-tailed Potoo [aethereus], Long-tailed Potoo [Large-tailed]
Spanish: Nictibio Colilargo
Spanish (Argentine): Urutaú cola larga
Spanish (Colombia): Bienparado rabilargo
Spanish (Peru): Nictibio de Cola Larga
Spanish (Paraguay): Urutaú coludo
Spanish (Venezuela): Nictibio Colilargo
Estonian: pikksaba-tüükasorr
Finnish: pyrstöpökkelökehrääjä
French: Ibijau à longue queue, Ibijau à longue queue [aethereus]
Guarani: Urutau
Hungarian: hosszúfarkú álmosmadár
Italian: Nittibio codalunga
Japanese (romaji): onagatachiyotaka
Japanese: オナガタチヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus aethereus, Nyctibius aethereus, Nyctibius aethereus [aethereus], Nyctibius aethereus aethereus
Lithuanian: Ilgauodegis didlėlys
Dutch: Wigstaartreuzennachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Langhalepotu
Polish: nocolot wielkosterny
Portuguese: Urutau-pardo
Portuguese (Brazil): Mãe-da-lua-parda
Russian: Длиннохвостый потоо
Slovak: lelkovec dlhochvostý
Swedish: Långstjärtad tandnattskärra
Chinese: 长尾林鸱
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾林鴟