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Tschudi's Nightjar
Quechuavis decussata (Tschudi, JJ 1844)
Tschudi's nightjar or lesser band-winged nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Chile and Peru. Source: Wikipedia
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Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Quechuavis
Scientific:
Quechuavis decussata
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Quechuavis
Scientific:
Quechuavis decussata
Original description
Citation:
(Tschudi, JJ 1844)
Reference:
Arch. Naturgesch.
10 p.268
Protonym:
Caprimulgus decussatus
Type locality:
Peru.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48694#page/282/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C3D39BB8B1539C02
Avibase ID:
avibase-C3D39BB8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C3D39BB8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687308
English:
Tschudi's Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors alabarrat petit
Czech:
lelek peruánský
Danish:
Tarapacá-natravn
German:
Schmalspiegel-Nachtschwalbe
Esperanto:
ĉudia kaprimulgo
Spanish:
Chotacabras Ñañarca
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Ñañarca
French:
Engoulevent de Tschudi
Croatian:
peruanski leganj
Japanese (romaji):
chu-diyotaka
Japanese:
チューディヨタカ
Dutch:
Tschudi's Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Chiasmanatteramn
Norwegian:
chiasmanattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec ubogi
Portuguese:
bacurau-do-deserto
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-peruano
Russian:
Атакамский козодой
Slovak:
lelek suchomilný
Serbian:
Čudijev leganj
Swedish:
tschudinattskärra
Ukrainian:
дрімлюга перуанський
Chinese:
小带翅夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
小帶翅夜鷹
Tschudi's Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors alabarrat petit
Czech:
lelek peruánský
Danish:
Tarapacá-natravn
German:
Schmalspiegel-Nachtschwalbe
Esperanto:
ĉudia kaprimulgo
Spanish:
Chotacabras Ñañarca
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Ñañarca
French:
Engoulevent de Tschudi
Croatian:
peruanski leganj
Japanese (romaji):
chu-diyotaka
Japanese:
チューディヨタカ
Dutch:
Tschudi's Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Chiasmanatteramn
Norwegian:
chiasmanattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec ubogi
Portuguese:
bacurau-do-deserto
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-peruano
Russian:
Атакамский козодой
Slovak:
lelek suchomilný
Serbian:
Čudijev leganj
Swedish:
tschudinattskärra
Ukrainian:
дрімлюга перуанський
Chinese:
小带翅夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
小帶翅夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Band-winged Nightjar (decussata) ( Systellura longirostris decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Band-winged Nightjar (decussata) ( Systellura longirostris decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Band-winged Nightjar (decussata) ( Systellura longirostris decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Band-winged Nightjar (decussata) ( Systellura longirostris decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Band-winged Nightjar (decussata) ( Systellura longirostris decussata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) |
| Clements, version 2021: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Systellura longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Systellura longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Systellura longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus) ( Systellura longirostris decussatus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.55: Band-winged Nightjar (Tschudi's) ( Systellura longirostris decussatus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2015: Band-winged Nightjar (Tschudi's) ( Systellura longirostris decussatus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2016: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Quechuavis decussata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lesser Band-winged Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Systellura longirostris decussata [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tschudi's' Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tschudi's' Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Tschudi's Nightjar ( Systellura decussata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Systellura longirostris or Quechuavis decussata
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Enganyapastors alabarrat petit
Czech: lelek peruánský
Danish: Tarapacá-natravn
German: Kleine Spiegelnachtschwalbe, Schmalspiegel-Nachtschwalbe
English: Band-winged Nightjar (decussata), Band-winged Nightjar (decussatus), Band-winged Nightjar (Tschudi's), Lesser Band-winged Nightjar, Tschudi's Nightjar, Tschudi's' Nightjar
English, HBW: Lesser Band-winged Nightjar
English (IOC): Tschudi's Nightjar
English (United States): Tschudi's Nightjar
Esperanto: ĉudia kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabras Ñañarca, Chotacabras ñañarca chico, Gallina ciega chica
Spanish (Chile): Gallina ciega chica
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Ñañarca
Spanish (HBW): Band-winged Nightjar (Tschudi's)
Spanish (Peru): Chotacabras de Tschudi
French: Engoulevent à miroir (decussata), Engoulevent à miroir (decussatus), Engoulevent à miroir (forme decussatus), Engoulevent de Tschudi
Croatian: peruanski leganj
Japanese (romaji): chu-diyotaka, hashinagayotaka (decussatus)
Japanese: チューディヨタカ, ハシナガヨタカ (decussatus)
Scientific: Caprimulgus decussatus, Caprimulgus longirostris decussatus, Quechuavis decussata, Stenopsis macrorhyncha, Systellura decussata, Systellura longirostris decussata, Systellura longirostris decussatus
Dutch: Tschudi's Nachtzwaluw, Vleugelbandnachtzwaluw (decussatus)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Chiasmanatteramn
Norwegian: chiasmanattravn
Polish: lelkowiec ubogi
Portuguese: bacurau-do-deserto
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-peruano
Russian: Атакамский козодой
Slovak: lelek suchomilný
Serbian: Čudijev leganj
Swedish: tschudinattskärra
Turkish: Tschudi çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: дрімлюга перуанський
Chinese: 小带翅夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 小帶翅夜鷹
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