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Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus Reichenow, A 1892

The slender-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Caprimulgus
Scientific:
  Caprimulgus clarus

Original description

Citation:
  Reichenow, A 1892

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 40 p.29

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus clarus

Type locality:
  Bukoba, Tanganyika Territory, and Mengo, Uganda.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32796531

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  54494BCEEF912531

Avibase ID:
  avibase-54494BCE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/54494BCE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555599

Geographic range:

  • Caprimulgus clarus: southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, northwestern and southern Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors cuapunxegut
Czech:
lelek štíhlý
Danish:
Kilehalenatravn
German:
Kurzschleppen-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Colifino
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Colifino
Finnish:
etelännauhakehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Reichenow
Croatian:
oštrorepi leganj
Hungarian:
szegélyesfarkú lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre codasottile
Japanese (romaji):
hosooyotaka
Japanese:
ホソオヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Laibauodegis lėlys
Dutch:
Reichenows Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kilehalenatteramn
Norwegian:
Kilehalenattravn
Polish:
lelek wysmukły
Portuguese:
Noitibó-de-reichenow
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-de-cauda-fina
Russian:
Узкохвостый козодой
Slovak:
lelek savanový
Swedish:
kilstjärtad nattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга ефіопський
Chinese:
细尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
細尾夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
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):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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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):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent de Reichenow ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent de Reichenow ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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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:
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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):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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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:
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eBird version 1.52:
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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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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Scotornis clarus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Scotornis clarus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [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):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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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 3.3:
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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 4.3:
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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 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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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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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Slender-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus clarus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus clarus [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus clarus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Caprimulgus [climacurus or clarus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Enganyapastors cuapunxegut
Czech: Lelek štíhlý
Danish: Kilehalenatravn
German: Kurzschleppen-Nachtschwalbe
English: Lakes Mozambique Nightjar, Mozambique Nightjar, Reichenow's Nightjar, Slender tailed Nightjar, Slender-tailed Nightjar
English, HBW: Slender-tailed Nightjar
English (IOC): Slender-tailed Nightjar
English (Kenya): Slender-tailed Nightjar
English (United States): Slender-tailed Nightjar
Esperanto: Sveltovosta kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra de Cola Fina, Chotacabras Colifino
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Colifino
Spanish (HBW): Slender-tailed Nightjar
Estonian: pügalsaba-öösorr
Finnish: Etelännauhakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Reichenow
Croatian: oštrorepi leganj
Hungarian: szegélyesfarkú lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre codasottile, Succiacapre codastretta
Japanese (romaji): hosooyotaka
Japanese: ホソオヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus apatelius, Caprimulgus clarus, Caprimulgus clarus apatelius, Caprimulgus clarus clarus, Caprimulgus climacrurus clarus, Caprimulgus fossii clarus, Scotornis clarus
Lithuanian: Laibauodegis lėlys
Dutch: Dunstaartnachtzwaluw, Reichenow-nachtzwaluw, Reichenows Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kilehalenatteramn
Norwegian: Kilehalenattravn
Polish: lelek wysmukly, lelek wysmukły
Portuguese: Noitibó-de-reichenow
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-cauda-fina
Russian: Козодой Рейхенауа, Узкохвостый козодой
Slovak: lelek savanový, lelek stupnochvostý
Swedish: kilstjärtad nattskärra, Smalstjärta nattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia Mkia-mwembamba
Turkish: Elmas kuyruklu çobanaldatan
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга ефіопський
Chinese: 细尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 細尾夜鷹

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