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Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus Salvadori, AT 1884

The sombre nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to East Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Caprimulgus
Scientific:
  Caprimulgus fraenatus

Original description

Citation:
  Salvadori, AT 1884

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 21 p.118

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus fraenatus

Type locality:
  Daimbi, Shoa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29845821

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E93A0F33DD2ACC11

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E93A0F33

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E93A0F33

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555570

Geographic range:

  • Caprimulgus fraenatus: Ethiopia to northwestern Somalia, southwestern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sombre Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors embridat
Czech:
lelek východoafrický
Danish:
Sørgenatravn
German:
Zügelnachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Oscuro
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Oscuro
Finnish:
ruskovyökehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent sombre
Croatian:
istočnoafrički leganj
Hungarian:
kantáros lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre scuro
Japanese (romaji):
haiiroyotaka
Japanese:
ハイイロヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Dėmėtasparnis lėlys
Dutch:
Grijsbruine Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Busknatteramn
Norwegian:
Busknattravn
Polish:
lelek białowąsy
Portuguese:
noitibó-de-freios
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-escuro
Russian:
Тёмный козодой
Slovak:
lelek fúzatý
Serbian:
Istočnoafrički leganj
Swedish:
busknattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга танзанійський
Chinese:
乌夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
烏夜鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Dusky Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Dusky Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Dusky Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent sombre ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent sombre ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Dusky Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sombre Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fraenatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus fraenatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus fraenatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Caprimulgus [rufigena or fraenatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Enganyapastors embridat
Czech: Lelek tmavý, lelek východoafrický
Danish: Sørgenatravn
German: Zügelnachtschwalbe
English: Dark Nightjar, Dusky Nightjar, Kenya Rufous-cheeked Nightjar, Mt Kenya Nightjar, Sombre Nightjar
English, HBW: Sombre Nightjar
English (IOC): Sombre Nightjar
English (Kenya): Dusky Nightjar
English (United States): Sombre Nightjar
Esperanto: Ombra kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Sombría, Chotacabras Oscuro
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Oscuro
Spanish (HBW): Sombre Nightjar
Estonian: kiltmaa-öösorr
Finnish: Ruskovyökehrääjä
French: Engoulevent sombre
Croatian: istočnoafrički leganj
Hungarian: kantáros lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre fosco africano, Succiacapre scuro
Japanese (romaji): haiiroyotaka, hooakayotaka
Japanese: ハイイロヨタカ, ホオアカヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus fraenatus, Caprimulgus fraenatus fraenatus, Caprimulgus keniensis, Caprimulgus rufigena keniensis
Lithuanian: Dėmėtasparnis lėlys
Dutch: Grijsbruine Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Busknatteramn
Norwegian: Busknattravn
Polish: lelek bialowasy, lelek białowąsy
Portuguese: noitibó-de-freios
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-escuro
Russian: Тёмный козодой, Уздечковый козодой
Slovak: lelek fúzatý
Serbian: Istočnoafrički leganj
Swedish: busknattskärra, Mörk nattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia Kahawia
Turkish: Boz çobanaldatan
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга танзанійський
Chinese: 乌夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 烏夜鷹

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