The fiery-necked nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which occurs in Africa south of the equator. Its distinctive and frequently uttered call is rendered as 'good-lord-deliver-us'. It is replaced in the tropics by a near relative, the black-shouldered nightjar. In addition to the latter, it forms a species complex with the Montane and Ruwenzori nightjars. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Cuvier, 1816
Reference:
Règne Anim. p.376,note2
Protonym:
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Avibase ID:
7E3578A23C6F876C
Avibase ID:
avibase-7E3578A2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7E3578A2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555584
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fiery-necked or Black-shouldered Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [pectoralis or nigriscapularis]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Dusky Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Caprimulgus pectoralis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus pectoralis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Caprimulgus pectoralis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Fiery-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus pectoralis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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