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Brown Nightjar

Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

The brown nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species in the genus Veles. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Veles
Scientific:
  Veles binotatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.60

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus binotatus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560095

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BBC51216F656E160

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BBC51216

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BBC51216

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686703

Geographic range:

  • Veles binotatus: locally from Liberia to northern Gabon and central Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Brown Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de dues taques
Czech:
lelek hnědý
Danish:
Kastanjenatravn
German:
Braunnachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Bimaculado
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Bimaculado
Finnish:
ruskokehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent à deux taches
Croatian:
kestenjasti leganj
Hungarian:
csónakfarkú lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre bruno
Japanese (romaji):
chairoyotaka
Japanese:
チャイロヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Rudasis lėlys
Dutch:
Bootstaartnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunnatteramn
Norwegian:
Brunnattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec brązowy
Portuguese:
noitibó-bimaculado
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-bimaculado
Russian:
Бурый козодой
Slovak:
lelek hnedý
Serbian:
Smeđi leganj
Swedish:
kastanjenattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга бурий
Chinese:
非洲褐夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
褐夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent à deux taches ( Veles binotatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent à deux taches ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 1st edition:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2021:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2022:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Clements, version 2023:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Clements 4th edition:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2015:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2016:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2017:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2018:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Clements, version 2019:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 1.50:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 1.52:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 1.53:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 1.54:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 1.55:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2015:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2016:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2017:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2018:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2019:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2021:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
eBird version 2022:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
eBird version 2023:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Veles binotatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Veles binotatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Veles binotatus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brown Nightjar ( Caprimulgus binotatus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Brown Nightjar ( Veles binotatus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Veles binotatus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Veles binotatus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Enganyapastors de dues taques
Czech: Lelek hnedý, lelek hnědý
Danish: Kastanienatravn, Kastanjenatravn
German: Bootschwanz-Nachtschwalbe, Braunnachtschwalbe
English: Brown Nightjar, Dusky Nightjar
English, HBW: Brown Nightjar
English (IOC): Brown Nightjar
English (United States): Brown Nightjar
Esperanto: Bruna kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Castaña, Chotacabras Bimaculado
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Bimaculado
Spanish (HBW): Brown Nightjar
Estonian: võlvsaba-öösorr
Finnish: Ruskokehrääjä
French: Engoulevent à deux taches
Croatian: kestenjasti leganj
Hungarian: csónakfarkú lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre bruno
Japanese (romaji): chairoyotaka
Japanese: チャイロヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus binotatus, Veles binotatus
Lithuanian: Rudasis lėlys
Dutch: Bootstaartnachtzwaluw, Bruine Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunnatteramn
Norwegian: Brunnattravn
Polish: lelek dwuplamy, lelkowiec brazowy, lelkowiec brązowy
Portuguese: noitibó-bimaculado
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-bimaculado
Russian: Бурый козодой, Коричневый козодой
Slovak: lelek hnedý
Serbian: Smeđi leganj
Swedish: Brun nattskärra, kastanjenattskärra
Turkish: Kahverengi çobanaldatan
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга бурий
Chinese: 非洲褐夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 褐夜鷹

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