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Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma Rüppell, WPES 1840
The freckled nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It has a wide yet patchy distribution throughout the Afrotropics. Source: Wikipedia
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Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus tristigma
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus tristigma
Original description
Citation:
Rüppell, WPES 1840
Reference:
Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.
Protonym:
Caprimulgus tristigma
Type locality:
Gondar, Ethiopia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114234#page/185/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E3C780D60CA690A6
Avibase ID:
avibase-E3C780D6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E3C780D6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555593
Geographic range:
- Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burundi, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and northern Tanzania
- Caprimulgus tristigma sharpei: Guinea to Togo, Cameroon, and Central African Republic
- Caprimulgus tristigma pallidogriseus: Nigeria
- Caprimulgus tristigma lentiginosus: western Angola to Namibia and western Cape Province
- Caprimulgus tristigma granosus: southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Tanzania, southward to Zambia and eastern South Africa
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Source: Clements checklist
Freckled Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors pigallat
Czech:
lelek tečkovaný
Danish:
Rødvinget Natravn
German:
Fleckennachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Pecoso
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Pecoso
Finnish:
pisamakehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent pointillé
Croatian:
sivoglavi leganj
Hungarian:
foltos lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre lentigginoso
Japanese (romaji):
gomafuyotaka
Japanese:
ゴマフヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Šlakuotasis lėlys
Dutch:
Rotsnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fregnenatteramn
Norwegian:
Fregnenattravn
Polish:
lelek skalny
Portuguese:
noitibó-sardento
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-sardento
Russian:
Крапчатый козодой
Slovak:
lelek skalný
Serbian:
Pirgavi leganj
Swedish:
pricknattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга плямистий
Chinese:
雀斑夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
雀斑夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent pointillé ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent pointillé ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Caprimulgus tristigma [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus tristigma [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Caprimulgus tristigma [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Freckled Nightjar ( Caprimulgus tristigma) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus tristigma [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus tristigma [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Donkernaguil
Catalan: Enganyapastors pigallat
Czech: Lelek teckovaný, lelek tečkovaný
Danish: Rødvinget Natravn
German: Fleckennachtschwalbe, Flecken-Nachtschwalbe
English: Freckled Nightjar, Freckled Rock Nightjar, Rock Nightjar, West African Freckled Nightjar
English, HBW: Freckled Nightjar
English (IOC): Freckled Nightjar
English (Kenya): Freckled Nightjar
English (United States): Freckled Nightjar
Esperanto: Punktata kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Pecosa, Chotacabras Pecoso
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Pecoso
Spanish (HBW): Freckled Nightjar
Estonian: kalju-öösorr
Finnish: Pisamakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent pointillé, Engoulevent tristigma
Croatian: sivoglavi leganj
Hungarian: foltos lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre lentigginoso
Japanese (romaji): gomafuyotaka
Japanese: ゴマフヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus tristigma, Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma
Lithuanian: Šlakuotasis lėlys
Dutch: Rotsnachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fregnenatteramn
Norwegian: Fregnenattravn
Polish: lelek skalny
Portuguese: Noitibo das rochas, Noitibo-das-rochas, Noitibó-sardento
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-sardento
Russian: Крапчатый козодой, Пятнистый козодой
Slovak: lelek skalný
Shona: Datiwa
Serbian: Pirgavi leganj
Swedish: Pricknattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia Madoa
Tswana: Leubauba
Turkish: Çil çobanaldatanı
Tsonga: Mahulwana
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга плямистий
Chinese: 雀斑夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 雀斑夜鷹
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