Chordeiles (Chordeiles sp.)

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Chordeiles sp.

Chordeiles Swainson, WJ 1832

Classification

Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Scientific:
  Chordeiles

Original description

Citation:
Swainson, WJ 1832

Reference:
Fauna Bor.-Amer. pt. 2 Birds [Swainson & Richardson] pt.2 p.496

Imprint year:
1831

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C4D1A92F1CDF23FC

Avibase ID:
avibase-C4D1A92F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C4D1A92F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177978

English:
Chordeiles sp.
French:
Chordeiles sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chordeiles sp. ( Chordeiles)
eBird version 1.50: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 1.52: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 1.53: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 1.54: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 1.55: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2015: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2016: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2017: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2018: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2019: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2021: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2022: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2023: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2024: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)
eBird version 2025: nighthawk sp. ( Chordeiles sp.)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: genus

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German: Chordeiles, unbestimmt
English: Chordeiles sp., nighthawk sp.
English, HBW: nighthawk sp.
English (IOC): nighthawk sp.
English (United States): nighthawk sp.
Spanish: Añapero (Chordeiles) sp., Chordeiles sp.
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chordeiles sp.
Spanish (Cuba): Querequeté sp.
Spanish (Ecuador): Añapero (Chordeiles) sp.
Spanish (Spain): Añapero (Chordeiles) sp., Chordeiles sp.
Spanish (HBW): nighthawk sp.
Spanish (Mexico): Chordeiles sp.
Spanish (Peru): Chordeiles sp.
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino sp. (Chordeiles sp.)
French: Chordeiles sp.
Icelandic: Ógreindur náttfari (Chordeiles sp.)
Japanese (romaji): amerikayotakashu
Japanese: アメリカヨタカ属
Scientific: Chordeiles, Chordeiles sp., Chordelies, Chordiles, Nannochordeiles, Podager, Podochaetes
Dutch: Chordeiles sp.
Norwegian: ub. natthauk (Chordeiles sp.)
Portuguese (Brazil): Chordeiles sp.
Portuguese (Portugal): bacurau (Chordeiles) sp., noitibó (Chordeiles) sp.
Russian: Chordeiles sp.
Slovak: Chordeiles neurčený druh, súmračník
Serbian: Neidentifikovani leganj iz roda Chordeiles sp.
Swedish: Chordeiles sp.
Turkish: tanımsız gecedoğanı (Chordeiles sp.)