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Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar

Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani] (= Antrostomus cubanensis) Lawrence, GN 1861

The Cuban nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Antrostomus
Scientific:
  Antrostomus cubanensis


Original description

Citation:
  Lawrence, GN 1861

Reference:
   Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York 7 p.260

Protonym:
  Antrostomus Cubanensis

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16227717


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EAF08BEB72CA5A43

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EAF08BEB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EAF08BEB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555552

Geographic range:

  • Antrostomus cubanensis cubanensis: Cuba
  • Antrostomus cubanensis insulaepinorum: Isle of Pines and Cayo Coco
  • Antrostomus ekmani: Hispaniola
English:
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar
French:
Engoulevent de Cuba ou E. d'Hispaniola


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar ( Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Engoulevent peut-on-voir ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Engoulevent peut-on-voir ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Antrostomus cubanensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Caprimulgus cubanensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Caprimulgus cubanensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Caprimulgus cubanensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Greater Antillean Nightjar ( Caprimulgus cubanensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Caprimulgus cubanensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Antrostomus cubanensis [version 1]

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Catalan: Enganyapastors de Cuba
Czech: Lelek antilský, lelek kubánský
Danish: Cubanatravn
German: Kubanachtschwalbe, Kuba-Nachtschwalbe
English: Antillean Nightjar, Cuban Nightjar, Cuban or Hispaniolan Nightjar, Greater Antillean Nightjar, Greater Antillean nivghtjar
English, HBW: Cuban/Hispaniolan Nightjar
English (IOC): Cuban/Hispaniolan Nightjar
English (United States): Greater Antillean Nightjar
Esperanto: Kuba kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra Cubana, Chotacabras Cubano, Guabairo, Pitanguá
Spanish (Cuba): Guabairo, Guabairo cubano
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pitanguá
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras cubano
Spanish (HBW): Greater Antillean Nightjar
Estonian: haiti öösorr, kuuba öösorr
Finnish: Kuubankehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Cuba ou E. d'Hispaniola, Engoulevent d'Hispaniola, Engoulevent peut-on-voir, Engoulevent peut-on-voir ou E. d'Hispaniola
French (Haiti): Engoulevent d'Hispaniola
Haitian Creole French: Petonvwa peyi
Hungarian: kubai lappantyú
Icelandic: Kúbufari
Italian: Succiacapre delle Grandi Antille
Japanese (romaji): kyuabayotaka, kyu-bayotaka
Japanese: キュアバヨタカ, キューバヨタカ
Scientific: Antrostomus [cubanensis or ekmani], Antrostomus cubanensis, Antrostomus cubanensis cubanensis, Caprimulgus [cubanensis or ekmani], Caprimulgus cubanensis, Caprimulgus cubanensis cubanensis
Lithuanian: Kubinis lėlys
Dutch: Cubaanse Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kubanatteramn
Norwegian: Kubanattravn
Polish: lelek kubanski, lelek kubański, lelkowiec kubański
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-cubano
Russian: Кубинский козодой
Slovak: lelek kubánsky
Serbian: Leganj sa Velikih Antila
Swedish: kubanattskärra/hispaniolanattskärra, Kubansk nattskärra
Turkish: Küba çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга кубинський
Chinese: 古巴夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 古巴夜鷹

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