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Chuck-will's-widow

Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The chuck-will's-widow is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Antrostomus
Scientific:
  Antrostomus carolinensis


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.1028

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus carolinensis

Type locality:
  Virginia and Carolina = South Carolina, ex Catesby.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656523


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8D3E887123F5C670

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8D3E8871

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8D3E8871


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177960


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Antrostomus carolinensis: E US; winters se US to Greater Antilles and n South America
English:
Chuck-will's-widow
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Carolina
Czech:
lelek karolinský
Danish:
Carolinanatravn
German:
Carolinanachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras de la Carolina
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras de La Carolina
Finnish:
männikkökehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Caroline
Croatian:
karolinski leganj
Hungarian:
karolinai lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre della Carolina
Japanese (romaji):
chakkuwiruyotaka
Japanese:
チャックウィルヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Karolininis lėlys
Dutch:
Chuck Will's Widow
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karolinanatteramn
Norwegian:
Karolinanattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec karoliński
Portuguese:
Noitibó-da-carolina
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-carolino
Russian:
Каролинский козодой
Slovak:
lelek vido
Serbian:
Karolinski leganj
Swedish:
karolinanattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга каролінський
Chinese:
卡氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
加羅林夜鷹


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Chick-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
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):
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent de Caroline ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent de Caroline ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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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, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Chuck Will's Widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (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 13.1:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Caprimulgus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Chuck-will's-widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Antrostomus carolinensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Belarusian: Каралінскі ляляк
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Carolina
Czech: Lelek karolinský
Welsh: Troellwr Carolina
Danish: Carolinanatravn
German: Carolinanachtschwalbe, Carolina-Nachtschwalbe, Carolinanachtsschwalbe
English: Carolina Chuckwill, Carolina Chuck-Will's-Widow, Chick-will's-widow, Chuch Will's Widow, Chuck Will's Widow, Chuck-will's Widow, Chuck-will's-widow, Twixt-hell-and-the-white-oak
English, HBW: Chuck-will's-widow
English (IOC): Chuck-will's-widow
English (United States): Chuck-will's-widow
Esperanto: Vidvina kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Americana, chotacabras carolinense, Chotacabras de la Carolina, Chotacabras de Paso, Don Juan, Don Juán, Guabairo Americano, Guabairo Mayor, Guardacaminos de Carolina, Pocoyo de Carolina, Pucuyo viudo, tapacamino carolinense, Tapacamino de Carolina, Tapacaminos Carolinense, Tapacaminos de Carolina
Spanish (Colombia): Chotacabras de Carolina, Gallinaciega de Carolina, Guardacaminos de Carolina
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chotacabras de paso
Spanish (Cuba): Guabairo Americano
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Don Juan, Don Juán
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras de La Carolina
Spanish (HBW): Chuck-will's-widow
Spanish (Honduras): Pucuyo viudo
Spanish (Mexico): tapacamino carolinense, tapacamino de Carolina, Tapacaminos Carolinense, Tapacaminos de Carolina
Spanish (Nicaragua): Pocoyo de Carolina
Spanish (Panama): Tapacamino de Paso
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Guabairo de la Carolina
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino Americano
Estonian: suur-öösorr
Finnish: Männikkökehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Caroline
Galician: Noiteboa da Carolina
Haitian Creole French: Petonvwa Karolin
Croatian: karolinski leganj
Hungarian: karolinai lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre della Carolina
Japanese (romaji): chakkuuiruyotaka, chakkuwiruyotaka, chiyakkuuiruyotaka
Japanese: チャックウィルヨタカ, チャックウイルヨタカ, チヤックウイルヨタカ
Scientific: Antrostomus carolinensis, Caprimulgus carolinensis
Lithuanian: Karolininis lėlys
Latvian: lielais vakarlēpis
Dutch: Carolinanachtzwaluw, Chuck Will's Widow, Chuck-will's-widow
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karolinanatteramn
Norwegian: Karolinanattravn
Polish: lelek karolinski, lelek karoliński, lelkowiec karoliński
Portuguese: Noitibó-da-carolina
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-carolino
Rhaeto-Romance: Chavret da la Carolina
Russian: Каролинский козодой
Slovak: lelek vido
Serbian: Karolinski leganj
Swedish: Karolinanattskärra
Turkish: Karolina çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга каролінський
Chinese: 卡氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 加羅林夜鷹

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