Antrostomus rufus [rufus or rutilus] (Rufous Nightjar (South American))

Rufous Nightjar (South American)

Antrostomus rufus [rufus or rutilus] (= Antrostomus rufus rufus) (Boddaert, P 1783)

Classification

Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Antrostomus
Scientific:
  Antrostomus rufus rufus

Original description

Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
Caprimulgus rufus

Type locality:
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 735.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/68/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
97273B90DD84D976

Avibase ID:
avibase-97273B90

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/97273B90

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687292

English:
Rufous Nightjar [rufus or rutilus]
Catalan:
enganyapastors rogenc [grup rufus]
Czech:
lelek rezavý [skupina rufus]
Danish:
Rødbrun Natravn (Sydamerikansk)
German:
Rostnachtschwalbe [rufus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Chotacabras Colorado (grupo rufus)
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras colorado (grupo rufus)
Finnish:
punakehrääjä (rufus- ryhmä)
French:
Engoulevent roux [rufus ou rutilus]
Croatian:
riđi leganj (južnoamerički)
Japanese (romaji):
akayotaka (rufus guru-pu)
Japanese:
アカヨタカ（rufus グループ）
Dutch:
Rosse Nachtzwaluw (Zuid-Amerika)
Norwegian:
rustnattravn (rufus gr.)
Polish:
lelkowiec rdzawy [gr. rufus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
joão-corta-pau [grupo rufus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-ruivo [grupo rufus]
Russian:
Рыжий козодой [группа rufus]
Slovak:
lelek hrdzavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Riđi američki leganj [rufus grupa]
Swedish:
rödbrun nattskärra [gruppen rufus]
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга рудий [група rufus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous Nightjar [rufus or rutilus] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus or rutilus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rufous Nightjar [rufus] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous Nightjar [rufus] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rufous Nightjar [rufus or rutilus] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus or rutilus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rufous Nightjar [nominate group] ( Caprimulgus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous Nightjar [nominate group] ( Caprimulgus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous Nightjar [nominate group] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous Nightjar [nominate group] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous Nightjar [nominate group] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous Nightjar [nominate] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rufous Nightjar [nominate] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous Nightjar [nominate] ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus])
eBird version 1.50: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Caprimulgus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Caprimulgus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Rufous Nightjar (South American) ( Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Antrostomus rufus [rufus, rutilus or minimus]

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Czech: lelek červenavý
Danish: Rødbrun Natravn
German: Rostnachtschwalbe, Rostnachtschwalbe [rufus-Gruppe]
English: Rufous Nightjar, Rufous Nightjar (nominate group), Rufous Nightjar (South American), Rufous Nightjar [nominate group], Rufous Nightjar [nominate], Rufous Nightjar [rufus or rutilus], Rufous Nightjar [rufus]
English, HBW: Rufous Nightjar (South American)
English (IOC): Rufous Nightjar (South American)
English (United States): Rufous Nightjar (South American)
Spanish: Chotacabra Castaña, Chotacabras Colorado (grupo rufus)
Spanish (Argentine): Atajacaminos colorado, Atajacaminos Colorado [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Bolivia): Atajacaminos colorado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chotacabras rojizo, Chotacabras Rojizo (grupo rufus), Chotacabras Rojizo [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Ecuador): Chotacabras Rufo [Grupo rufus]
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras colorado (grupo rufus), Chotacabras Colorado [rufus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Nightjar (South American)
Spanish (Panama): Tapacamino Moreno (grupo rufus)
Spanish (Peru): Chotacabras Rufo [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Paraguay): Atajacaminos colorado, Atajacaminos colorado [grupo rufus]
Estonian: ruske-öösorr
Finnish: punakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent roux, Engoulevent roux (Amérique du Sud), Engoulevent roux (forme d'Amérique du Sud), Engoulevent roux [rufus ou rutilus], Engoulevent roux [rufus]
Guarani: Yvyja'u ravyta
Italian: Succiacapre rossiccio
Japanese (romaji): akayotaka, akayotaka (rufus guru-pu)
Japanese: アカヨタカ, アカヨタカ (rufus グループ), アカヨタカ（rufus グループ）
Scientific: Antrostomus rufus [rufus Group], Antrostomus rufus [rufus or rutilus], Antrostomus rufus [rufus], Antrostomus rufus rufus, Caprimulgus rufus, Caprimulgus rufus [rufus Group], Caprimulgus rufus [rufus], Caprimulgus rufus rufus
Dutch: Rosse Nachtzwaluw, Rosse Nachtzwaluw (Zuid-Amerika)
Norwegian: rustnattravn (rufus gr.)
Polish: lelek rdzawy, lelkowiec rdzawy [gr. rufus]
Portuguese: joão-corta-pau
Portuguese (Brazil): joão-corta-pau, joão-corta-pau [grupo rufus]
Portuguese (Portugal): João-corta-pau [grupo rufus], noitibó-ruivo [grupo rufus]
Russian: Рыжий козодой [группа rufus]
Slovak: lelek hrdzavý, lelek hrdzavý (skup.)
Serbian: Riđi američki leganj [rufus grupa]
Swedish: rödbrun nattskärra [gruppen rufus], rödbrun nattskärra [rufus Group]
Turkish: Kızıl çobanaldatan [rufus grubu]