Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Caprimulgus [macrurus, atripennis, andamanicus, manillensis or celebensis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bengali: ল্যাঞ্জা রাতচরা
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Horsfield
Czech: lelek indomalajský, Lelek ostrovní
Danish: Orientalsk Natravn
German: Langschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
English: Large-tailed Nightjar, Large-tailed or Andaman Nightjar, Long-tailed Nightjar
Esperanto: Grandvosta kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabras Macruro
Estonian: kagu-öösorr
Finnish: Pitkäpyrstökehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Horsfield, Engoulevent de Horsfield ou E. des Andaman
Hungarian: Hosszúfarku lappantyú
Indonesian: Burung Cabak Maling, Cabak maling
Italian: Succiacapre codalarga
Japanese (romaji): o-biro yo-taka, obiroyotaka
Japanese: オビロヨタカ
Japanese (Kanji): 尾広夜鷹, 尾広怪鴟, 尾広蚊母鳥
Scientific: Caprimulgus [macrurus or andamanicus], Caprimulgus macrurus, Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus
Lithuanian: Stambiauodegis lėlys
Malayalam: രാച്ചൌങ്ങന്‍ 
Malay: Burung Malas, Burung Tukang, Burung Tukang Kubur, Tukang, Tukang Kubur
Nepali: लामपुच्छ«े चैतेचरा
Dutch: Horsfield-nachtzwaluw, Horsfields Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Hamrenattravn
Polish: lelek paskoglowy, Lelek paskogłowy
Pinyin: cháng-wěi yè-yīng
Russian: Длиннохвостый козодой, Козодой Хорсфильда
Slovak: lelek velkochvostý
Swedish: Storstjärtad nattskärra
Thai: นกกะบ้าหางยาว, นกตบยุงหางยาว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-bâa hăaŋ-yaaw, nók tòp-yuŋ hăaŋ-yaaw
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга великохвостий
Vietnamese: Chim Cú muỗi đuôi dài, Cú muỗi đuôi dài
Chinese: 长尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾夜鷹