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Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis Smith, A 1845
The swamp nightjar is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family found in Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus natalensis
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus natalensis
Original description
Citation:
Smith, A 1845
Reference:
Ill. Zool. S. Afr.
pt.22 pl.99,text
Protonym:
Caprimulgus natalensis
Type locality:
Port Natal, i.e. Durban, Natal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210547#page/431/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
52E6406EFBF0A882
Avibase ID:
avibase-52E6406E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/52E6406E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555589
Geographic range:
- Caprimulgus natalensis [natalensis, carpi or mpasa]: eastern Gambia to Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, eastern Tanzania, and northern South Africa
- Caprimulgus natalensis accrae: coastal north-central Sierra Leone to western Cameroon
Source: Clements checklist
Swamp Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors del Natal
Czech:
lelek natalský
Danish:
Sumpnatravn
German:
Natalnachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras del Natal
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras del Natal
Finnish:
kosteikkokehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent du Natal
Croatian:
močvarni leganj
Hungarian:
fokföldi lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre di palude
Japanese (romaji):
nata-ruyotaka
Japanese:
ナタールヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Natalinis lėlys
Dutch:
Moerasnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sumpnatteramn
Norwegian:
Sumpnattravn
Polish:
lelek bagienny
Portuguese:
noitibó-do-natal
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-de-natal
Russian:
Натальский козодой
Slovak:
lelek močiarny
Serbian:
Močvarski leganj
Swedish:
sumpnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга болотяний
Chinese:
非洲白尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲白尾夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent du Natal ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent du Natal ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Natal Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Natal Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African White-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African White-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Natal Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Caprimulgus natalensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus natalensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Caprimulgus natalensis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Swamp Nightjar ( Caprimulgus natalensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus natalensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus natalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Natalse Naguil
Catalan: Enganyapastors del Natal
Czech: Lelek natalský
Danish: Sumpnatravn
German: Natalnachtschwalbe, Natal-Nachtschwalbe
English: African white-taile nightjar, African White-tailed Nightjar, Natal Nightjar, Swamp Nightjar, White-tailed Nightjar
English, HBW: Swamp Nightjar
English (IOC): Swamp Nightjar
English (Kenya): Swamp Nightjar
English (United States): Swamp Nightjar
Esperanto: Tutafrika kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabras del Natal, Cotacabra de Cola Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras del Natal
Spanish (HBW): Swamp Nightjar
Estonian: soo-öösorr
Finnish: kosteikkokehrääjä, Natalinkehrääjä
French: Engoulevent à queue blanche, Engoulevent du Natal
Croatian: močvarni leganj
Hungarian: fokföldi lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre codabianca africano, Succiacapre di palude
Japanese (romaji): nataaruyotaka, nata-ruyotaka
Japanese: ナタアルヨタカ, ナタールヨタカ
Kwangali: Rumbamba
Scientific: Caprimulgus natalensis, Caprimulgus natalensis natalensis
Lithuanian: Natalinis lėlys
Dutch: Moerasnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpnatteramn
Norwegian: Sumpnattravn
Polish: lelek bagienny
Portuguese: Noitibo de natal, Noitibó do Natal, Noitibó-do-natal
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-natal
Russian: Натальский козодой
Slovak: lelek močiarny
Serbian: Močvarski leganj
Swedish: Sumpnattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia Mkia-mweupe
Tswana: Leubauba
Turkish: Natal çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга болотяний
Chinese: 非洲白尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲白尾夜鷹
Zulu: umHlohlongwane
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