Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Caprimulgus europaeus

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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.2) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.2) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.2) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.2) British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition) (v.?) British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.) (v.?) 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Other related concepts

• Caprimulgus [europaeus or ruficollis, excl. centralasicus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Europese Naguil
Arabic: السبد الأوروبي, السُّبَد, السُّبَد مسهي الرعيان, سبد اوروبي
Asturian: Paparrosolla, Rallu européu
Azerbaijani: Adi keçisağan
Belarusian: Звычайны ляляк, Ляляк звычайны
Bulgarian: Европейски козодой, Козодой
Breton: Adren-Europa, An adren Europa
Catalan: Enganapastors, Enganyapastors, Enganyapastors comú
Catalan (Balears): Enganapastors
Montenegrin: leganj
Czech: Lelek lesní
Welsh: Aderyn y dröell, Aderyn-yr-eira, Brân y nos, Gafr, Gafr y gors, Gwalch y nos, Gwennol y nos, Rhodor, Troellwr, Troellwr mawr, Wil nyddwr
Danish: Natravn
German: Nachtschwalbe, Ziegenmelker, Ziegenmelker 7 Nachtschwalbe
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκό) Γιδοβύζι, Γιδoβύζι, Γιδοβύζι, Νυκτοπούλλι
Greek (Cypriot): Νυκτοπούλλι
English: Common Nightjar, Eurasian Nighjar, Eurasian Nightjar, Eurasian Nightjar [excl. centralasicus], European Nightjar, European Nigthjar, Nightjar
English, HBW: European Nightjar
English (India): Eurasian Nightjar (European Nightjar)
English (IOC): European Nightjar
English (Kenya): Eurasian Nightjar
English (United States): Eurasian Nightjar
Esperanto: eûropa kaprimulgo, Eŭropa kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Gris de Europa, Chotacabras Europeo, Chotacabras Gris, Chotacbras Gris
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras europeo, Chotacabras Gris
Spanish (HBW): Chotacabras europeo
Estonian: Öösorr
Basque: Enganyapastors, Zata (arrunt), Zata arrunt, Zata arrunta
Persian: شبگرد معمولی
Finnish: Kehrääjä
Faroese: Náttkjarra
French: Engoulevent d’Europe, Engoulevent d'Europe, Engoulevent d'Europe [excl. centralasicus], Engulevent d'Europe
Frisian: Deislieper
Irish: Tuirne Lín, Túirne lín
Gaelic: Sgraicheag Oidhche
Galician: Avenoiteira cincenta, Enganyapastors, noiteboa cincenta
Manx: Screeaghag oie, Ushag ny Hoie
Hebrew: תחמס אירופאי, תחמס אירופי
Croatian: Leganj, Leganj mračnjak
Hungarian: Lappantyú
Armenian: [Sovorakan Aytskit ], Այծկի , Այծկիթ, Սովորական Այծկիթ
Icelandic: Náttfari
Italian: Succiacapre, Succiacapre eurasiatico, Succiacapre europeo
Japanese (romaji): yoaroppayotaka, yōroppa yo-taka, yo-roppayotaka, Youroppa yo-taka
Japanese: ヨアロッパヨタカ, ヨーロッパヨタカ
Japanese (Kanji): ヨーロッパ夜鷹 ~ ヨーロッパ蚊母鳥 ~ ヨーロッパ怪鴟
Georgian: უფეხურა, ჩვეულებრივი ბოლოკარკაზი, ჩვეულებრივი უფეხურა
Khakas: Алартха, Алығ хартыға, хайлачан хус
Kazakh: Кәдімгі тентекқұс
Kazakh (Transliteration): kädimgi tentek-qus
Greenlandic: Uppiaraasaq
Cornish: Troyller
Kwangali: Rumbamba
Scientific: Caprimulgus europaeus, Caprimulgus europaeus [excl. centralasicus], Caprimulgus europaeus europaeus
Luxembourgish: Fléimouk
Lithuanian: Europinis lėlys, Lelys, Lėlys, Naktinyčia
Latvian: Lēcis, Lēlis, Lēpis, Vakarlēpis
Macedonian: Козарец, козодој, Ноќна ластовица
Mongolian: Өрнийн эргүүбор, Эргүү бор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠦᠷᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠪᠣᠷᠣ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠪᠣᠷᠣ
Mongolian (Transliteration): ergüü bor, örniŋ ergüü-bor
Moldavian: Caprimulg
Maltese: Buqrajq
Dutch: Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Natteramn
Norwegian: Kveldknarr, Nattravn
Polish: lelek, lelek (zwyczajny), Lelek kozodój, Lelek zwyczajny, Wlochatka, Włochatka
Pinyin: ōu yè-yīng, ōu-yà yè-yīng
Portuguese: Noitibó, Noitibó da Europa, Noitibó-cinzento, Noitibó-da-europa
Portuguese (Portugal): Noitibó-cinzento
Romansh: Chavret
Rhaeto-Romance: Chavret
Romanian: Caprimulg
Russian: Obyknovenny Kozodoy, Козодой, Козодой обыкновенный, Обыкновенный козодой, Обыкновенный козодой - Козодой
Scots: Sgraicheag oidhche
Northern Sami: Čahran
Slovak: lelek lesný, lelek lesný/lelek obyčajný, Lelek obyčajný
Slovenian: legen, podhujka
Shona: Datiwa
Albanian: Cingërrimi i natës, Dallëndyshe nate, Dallëndyshe natë
Serbian: kozodoj, leganj, leganj mracnjak, leganj mračnjak, Prileguša, Козодоj, Козодој, Легањ, Легањj, Помракуша, Прилегуса, Прилегуша
Sotho, Southern: Semanama
Swedish: Nattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia wa Ulaya
Tswana: Leubauba
Turkish: Çobanaldatan, Кәдімгі тентекқұс
Tsonga: Mahulwana
Tuvinian: Аза кужу, докпак чаак, кыргырааш, Өшку-саар
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга, Дрімлюга звичайний
Xhosa: Udebeza
Chinese: [Ou ye-ying], [Ou-ya ye-ying], [Ouzhou ye-ying], 欧亚夜鹰, 欧夜鹰, 欧洲夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞夜鶯, 歐夜鶯, 歐夜鷹
Zulu: uZavolo