The long-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Africa where it occurs in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1824
Reference:
Galerie des Oiseaux
1 p.195 pl.122
Protonym:
Caprimulgus climacurus
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58574872
Avibase ID:
A20EA34DD9C65727
Avibase ID:
avibase-A20EA34D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A20EA34D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555598
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent à longue queue ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent à longue queue ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Scotornis climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Scotornis climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Scotornis climacurus [version 3] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Scotornis climacurus [version 3] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Scotornis climacurus [version 3] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus climacurus [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus climacurus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Caprimulgus [climacurus or clarus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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