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Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (Audubon, JJ 1844)

The common poorwill is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. The bird's habitat is dry, open areas with grasses or shrubs, and even stony desert slopes with very little vegetation. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Phalaenoptilus
Scientific:
  Phalaenoptilus nuttallii


Original description

Citation:
  (Audubon, JJ 1844)

Reference:
   Birds Am. [8vo] [8vo], 7 p.350 pl.495

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus Nuttallii

Type locality:
  Eastern side of the Upper Missouri, i.e. between Fort Pierre and mouth of the Cheyenne River, South Dakota.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40419500


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D621FFC64E8227C8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D621FFC6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D621FFC6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555544

Geographic range:

  • Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii: S Br. Columbia to w US and n Mexico; winters to c Mexico
  • Phalaenoptilus nuttallii californicus: California (west of the Sierra Nevada) to n Baja
  • Phalaenoptilus nuttallii hueyi: Lower Colorado River of California; n Baja and sw Arizona
  • Phalaenoptilus nuttallii dickeyi: S Baja California (south of latitude 30°N)
  • Phalaenoptilus nuttallii [adustus or centralis]: Extreme s Arizona to n Mexico (central Sonora)
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English:
Common Poorwill
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Nutall
Czech:
lelek americký
Danish:
Amerikansk Poorwill
German:
Winternachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Pachacua
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Pachacua
Finnish:
horroskehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Nuttall
Croatian:
crnolici leganj
Hungarian:
téli estifecske
Icelandic:
Huldufari
Italian:
Succiacapre di Nuttall
Japanese (romaji):
pua-wiruyotaka
Japanese:
プアーウィルヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Baltagurklis lėlys
Dutch:
Poorwill
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvalenatteramn
Norwegian:
Dvalenattravn
Polish:
lelkowiec zimowy
Portuguese:
Noitibó-de-nuttall
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-de-nuttall
Russian:
Спящий козодой
Slovak:
lelek spáč
Serbian:
Purvil
Swedish:
dvalnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Пораке чорнощокий
Chinese:
北美小夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
弱夜鷹


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttalli) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Poor-will ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent de Nuttall ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent de Nuttall ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Common Poorwill ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Catalan: Enganyapastors de Nutall
Czech: Lelek americký
Danish: Amerikansk Poorwill
German: Poorwill, Winternachtschwalbe
English: Colorado Desert, Colorado Desert Poor-will, Common Poorwill, Common Poor-will, Desert Poor-will, Dusky Poor-will, Frosted Poor-will, Nuttall's Poor-will, Nuttall's Whip-poor-will, Poorwill, Poor-will, San Ignacio Poor-will
English, HBW: Common Poorwill
English (IOC): Common Poorwill
English (United States): Common Poorwill
Esperanto: almozulo, Falenoptilo
Spanish: Chotacabras Pachacua, Pachacua Norteña, tapacamino tevií, Tapacamino Tevíi, Tapacaminos Pandeagua
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Pachacua
Spanish (HBW): Common Poorwill
Spanish (Mexico): Pachacua Norteña, tapacamino tevií, tapacamino tevíi, Tapacaminos Pandeagua
Estonian: uni-öösorr
Finnish: Horroskehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Nuttall
Croatian: crnolici leganj
Hungarian: téli estifecske
Icelandic: Huldufari
Italian: Succiacapre di Nuttall
Japanese (romaji): puaawiruyotaka, pua-wiruyotaka
Japanese: プアアウィルヨタカ, プアーウィルヨタカ
Kirghiz: чээнчи байкуш, чээнчи сутак
Scientific: Caprimulgus Nuttallii, Phalaenoptilus nuttalii, Phalaenoptilus nuttalli, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii
Lithuanian: Baltagurklis lėlys
Latvian: Amerikas lēlītis
Dutch: Nuttall-nachtzwaluw, Nuttalls Nachtzwaluw, Poorwill
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvalenatteramn
Norwegian: Dvalenattravn
Polish: Lelek zimnodrętw, lelek zimowy, lelkowiec zimowy
Portuguese: Noitibó-de-nuttall
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-de-nuttall
Russian: американский белогорлый козодой, Спящий козодой
Slovak: Lelek spáč
Serbian: Purvil
Swedish: Dvalnattskärra
Turkish: Purvil
Ukrainian: Пораке чорнощокий
Chinese: 北美小夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 弱夜鷹

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