Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) Avilist 2025 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024) (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements, version 2024 (v.1) Clements 3rd edition (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) eBird version 2024 (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1 (v.1) Morony, Bock and Farrand (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original) (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Naguil
Catalan: Enganyapastors musical
Czech: Lelek hvízdavý
Danish: Sydafrikansk Natravn
German: Pfeifnachtschwalbe, Rotnacken-Nachtschwalbe, Schwarzschulter-Nachtschwalbe
English: African Dusky Nightjar, Black-shouldered Nightjar, Cuvier's Nightjar, Dusky Nightjar, Fiery necked Nightjar, Fiery-necked, Fierynecked Nightjar, Fiery-necked Nightjar, Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar, South African Nightjar
Esperanto: Kolumkaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Africana Sombría, Chotacabras Hombronegro, Chotacabras músico
Estonian: ruuge-öösorr, vile-öösorr
Finnish: Kapinkehrääjä
French: Engoulevent à épaulettes noires, Engoulevent musicien, Engoulevent musicien ou E. à épaulettes noires
Croatian: žućkastovrati leganj
Hungarian: fütyülő lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre colloflammeo, Succiacapre fosco africano
Japanese (romaji): chaeriyotaka
Japanese: チャエリヨタカ
Kwangali: Rumbamba
Scientific: Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis], Caprimulgus pectoralis, Caprimulgus pectoralis pectoralis, Nyctisyrigmus kwalensis
Lithuanian: Rusvakaklis lėlys
Dutch: Roesthalsnachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Ildnakkenattravn
Sotho, Northern: Leuwauwe
Polish: lelek sniady, lelek śniady, Lelek szarogłowy
Portuguese: Noitibo musical, Noitibo-musical
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado
Russian: Свистящий козодой
Slovak: lelek pisklavý
Shona: Datiwa
Serbian: Vatrovrati leganj
Siswant: Malwelwe
Swedish: Sydafrikansk nattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia Shingo-madoa
Tswana: Leubauba
Turkish: Ötücü Çobanaldatan
Tsonga: Kubhasti
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга міомбовий
Xhosa: Udebeza
Chinese: 非洲夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 南非夜鷹
Zulu: uZavolo