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
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 ID:
CCA7AB2D872022C0
Avibase ID:
avibase-CCA7AB2D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CCA7AB2D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555597
Geographic range:
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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