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Bates's Nightjar
Caprimulgus batesi Sharpe, RB 1906
Bates's nightjar or the forest nightjar, is a bird species of the family Caprimulgidae, found in the rainforests of western Sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus batesi
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1906
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
19 p.18
Protonym:
Caprimulgus batesi
Type locality:
River Ja, Cameroon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100946#page/442/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CCA7AB2D872022C0
Avibase ID:
avibase-CCA7AB2D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CCA7AB2D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555597
Geographic range:
- Caprimulgus batesi: Congo River Basin (southern Cameroon to northern Gabon, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Uganda)
Source: Clements checklist
Bates's Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Bates
Czech:
lelek Batesův
Danish:
Centralafrikansk Natravn
German:
Waldnachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras de Bates
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras de Bates
Finnish:
kameruninkehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Bates
Croatian:
srednjoafrički leganj
Hungarian:
erdei lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre di Bates
Japanese (romaji):
oniyotaka
Japanese:
オニヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Beitso lėlys
Dutch:
Bates' Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongonatteramn
Norwegian:
Kongonattravn
Polish:
lelek dżunglowy
Portuguese:
noitibó-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-de-bates
Russian:
Центральноафриканский козодой
Slovak:
lelek čiapočkatý
Swedish:
batesnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга джунглевий
Chinese:
贝氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
貝慈氏夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Avilist 2025: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent de Bates ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent de Bates ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2024: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2015: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2016: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2017: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2018: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2019: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2021: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2022: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2023: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| eBird version 2024: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Bates' Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Caprimulgus batesi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus batesi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Caprimulgus batesi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Bates's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus batesi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus batesi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus batesi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Bates
Czech: Lelek Batesuv, lelek Batesův
Danish: Centralafrikansk Natravn
German: Waldnachtschwalbe
English: Bate's Nightjar, Bates' Nightjar, Bates's Forest Nightjar, Bates's Nightjar, Forest Nightjar
English, HBW: Bates's Nightjar
English (IOC): Bates's Nightjar
English (United States): Bates's Nightjar
Esperanto: Batesa kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra de Bate, Chotacabras de Bates
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras de Bates
Spanish (HBW): Bates's Nightjar
Estonian: kongo öösorr
Finnish: Kameruninkehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Bates, Engoulevent de forêt
Croatian: srednjoafrički leganj
Hungarian: erdei lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre di Bates
Japanese (romaji): oniyotaka
Japanese: オニヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus batesi
Lithuanian: Beitso lėlys
Dutch: Bates' Nachtzwaluw, Bates-nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongonatteramn
Norwegian: Kongonattravn
Polish: lelek dzunglowy, lelek dżunglowy
Portuguese: noitibó-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-bates
Russian: Козодой Бейтеса, Центральноафриканский козодой
Slovak: lelek čiapočkatý
Swedish: Bates nattskärra, batesnattskärra
Turkish: Bates çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга джунглевий
Chinese: 贝氏夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 貝慈氏夜鷹
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