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Sykes's Nightjar

Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes, WH 1832

Sykes's nightjar or the Sindh nightjar is a nightjar species found in northwestern South Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Caprimulgus
Scientific:
  Caprimulgus mahrattensis

Original description

Citation:
  Sykes, WH 1832

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London 2, no.18 p.83

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus Mahrattensis

Type locality:
  Mahrattas.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/287/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C727BD310962B283

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C727BD31

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C727BD31

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555573

Geographic range:

  • Caprimulgus mahrattensis: southeastern Iran to southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and (?) northwestern India
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sykes's Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Sykes
Czech:
lelek sindhský
Danish:
Østlig Ørkennatravn
German:
Pakistannachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras de Mahratta
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras de Mahratta
Finnish:
sindinkehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Sykes
Croatian:
afganistanski leganj
Hungarian:
Sykes-lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre di Sykes
Japanese (romaji):
usuiroyotaka
Japanese:
ウスイロヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Saikso lėlys
Dutch:
Sykes' Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sindnatteramn
Norwegian:
Sindnattravn
Polish:
lelek piaskowy
Portuguese:
Noitibó–de-sykes
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-de-sykes
Russian:
Синдский козодой
Slovak:
lelek kotvičkový
Serbian:
Sindski leganj
Swedish:
sindnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга пакистанський
Chinese:
塞氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
塞克氏夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent de Sykes ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent de Sykes ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Clements 1st edition:
Sykes' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sykes' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Oriental Bird Club:
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sykes's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus mahrattensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Sindnaguil
Bulgarian: Сикесов козодой
Bengali: ঳ািআম􀇙য যাতচযা
Bengali (transliteration): sā'iksēra rātacarā
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Sykes
Czech: Lelek sindhský
Welsh: Troellwr Sykes
Danish: Østlig Ørkennatravn
German: Pakistannachtschwalbe, Sindnachtschwalbe, Sykesnachtschwalbe, Sykes-Nachtschwalbe
Greek: Γιδoβύζι τoυ Sykes
English: Sind Nightjar, Sykes' Nightjar, Sykes‘ nightjar, Sykes's Nightjar
English, HBW: Sykes's Nightjar
English (IOC): Sykes's Nightjar
English (United States): Sykes's Nightjar
Esperanto: Maharata kaprimulgo, Sinda kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra de Sykes, Chotacabras de Mahratta, Chotacabras Mahratta
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras de Mahratta
Spanish (HBW): Sykes's Nightjar
Estonian: Belutði öösorr, belutši öösorr
Persian: شبگرد بلوچی
Finnish: Sindinkehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Sykes
Frisian: Sind-deislieper
Irish: Tuirne sadhaice
Galician: Noiteboa de Sykes
Hebrew: תחמס חיוור
Croatian: afganistanski leganj
Hungarian: Sykes-lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre di Sykes
Japanese (romaji): usuiroyotaka
Japanese: ウスイロヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus mahrattensis
Lithuanian: Persinis lelys, Saikso lėlys
Latvian: dūkainais vakarlēpis
Nepali: चैतेचरा
Dutch: Sindnachtzwaluw, Sykes' Nachtzwaluw, Sykes-nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sindnatteramn
Norwegian: Sindnattravn
Polish: lelek piaskowy
Portuguese: Noitibó–de-sykes
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-sykes
Rhaeto-Romance: Chavret da Sykes
Romanian: Caprimulgul lui Sykes
Russian: Козодой Сайкса, Синдский козодой
Slovak: lelek kotvičkový
Slovenian: Sindska podhujka
Serbian: Sindski leganj
Swedish: Sindnattskärra
Turkish: Ilgın çobanaldatanı, ılgın çobanaldatanı, İlgın çobanaldatanı, Maharaştra Çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга пакистанський
Chinese: 塞氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 塞克氏夜鷹

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