Caprimulgidae (Unidentified Nighthawk)

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Unidentified Nighthawk

Caprimulgidae Vigors, NA 1825

Classification

Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Scientific:
  Caprimulgidae

Original description

Citation:
Vigors, NA 1825

Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14, pt.3 p.470

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CDC724FD059E89EF

Avibase ID:
avibase-CDC724FD

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CDC724FD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177958

English:
Unidentified Nighthawk
French:
Engoulevent sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: higher-level taxonomy

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Afrikaans: naguil sp.
Arabic: نوع سبد
Asturian: Caprimulgidae sp.
Bulgarian: Caprimulgidae sp.
Catalan: Caprimulgidae sp.
Czech: lelek sp.
German: Nachtschwalbe, unbestimmt
English: nightjar sp., Unidentified Nighthawk
English, HBW: nightjar sp.
English (IOC): nightjar sp.
English (United States): nightjar sp.
Spanish: Caprimulgidae sp., Tapacaminos/Chotacabras sp.
Spanish (Argentine): Atajacaminos sp.
Spanish (Costa Rica): Caprimulgidae sp.
Spanish (Ecuador): chotacabras sp.
Spanish (Spain): Caprimulgidae sp., Chotacabras sp.
Spanish (HBW): nightjar sp.
Spanish (Mexico): Tapacaminos/Chotacabras sp.
Spanish (Peru): Chotacabras sp.
Spanish (Paraguay): Atajacaminos sp.
Spanish (Uruguay): Dormilón indeterminado
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino (Caprimulgidae sp.), Aguaitacamino sp. (Caprimulgidae sp.)
French: Engoulevent sp.
Galician: Avenoiteira sen identificar
Hebrew: תחמס בלתי-מזוהה
Hungarian: lappantyúfélék
Icelandic: Ógreindur náttfari (Caprimulgidae sp.)
Japanese (romaji): yotakaka
Japanese: ヨタカ科
Scientific: Caprimulgidae sp.
Malayalam: രാച്ചുക്ക്
Dutch: Nachtzwaluw sp.
Norwegian: Caprimulgidae sp.
Polish: lelkowaty nieoznaczony (Caprimulgidae sp.)
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó (caprimulgídeo) sp.
Russian: Caprimulgidae sp.
Slovak: Caprimulgidae neurčený druh
Serbian: Neidentifikovani leganj
Swedish: Caprimulgidae sp.
Thai: นกตบยุงไม่ทราบชนิด
Turkish: tanımsız çobanaldatan (Caprimulgidae sp.)
Chinese: 夜鷹科, 未识别的夜鹰类
Chinese (Traditional): 夜鷹科