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Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar
Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus] (= Antrostomus rufus) Boddaert, 1783
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Order:
Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Antrostomus
Scientific:
Antrostomus rufus
Citation:
Boddaert, 1783
Reference:
TablePlanchesEnlum. p.46
Protonym:
Caprimulgus rufus
Avibase ID:
F331D204EB98A477
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F331D204
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555551
Geographic range:
- Antrostomus rufus rufus: S Venezuela to the Guianas and n-central Brazil
- Antrostomus rufus rutilus: S Brazil to e Bolivia, Paraguay and ne Argentina
- Antrostomus rufus saltarius: NW Argentina and se Bolivia
- Antrostomus rufus [minimus or maximus]: SE Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia and Venezuela; Coiba I.
- Antrostomus otiosus: St. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Source: Clements checklist
Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar
Czech:
lelek červenavý
German:
Rostnachtschwalbe
Danish:
Rødbrun Natravn
Spanish:
Chotacabras Colorado
Finnish:
punakehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent roux ou E. de Sainte-Lucie
Italian:
Succiacapre rossiccio
Japanese:
akayotaka
Japanese:
アカヨタカ
Dutch:
Rosse Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian:
Rustnattravn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rustnatteramn
Polish:
lelek rdzawy
Portuguese:
João-corta-pao
Portuguese (Brazil):
João-corta-pau
Russian:
Рыжий козодой
Slovak:
lelek hrdzavý
Swedish:
rödbrun nattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга рудий
Chinese:
棕夜鹰
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Caprimulgus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar ( Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent roux ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Caprimulgus rufus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Caprimulgus rufus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Caprimulgus rufus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Rufous Nightjar ( Caprimulgus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Rufous Nightjar ( Antrostomus rufus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus rufus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Antrostomus rufus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Enganyapastors rogenc
Czech: Lelek cervenavý, lelek červenavý
Danish: Rødbrun Natravn
German: Rostnachtschwalbe
English: Rufous Nightjar, Rufous or St Lucia Nightjar, Rufous Wit-Wit-Will, Rufus Nightjar
English (IOC): Rufous Nightjar
Spanish: Atajacaminos, Atajacaminos colorado, Chotacabra Castaña, Chotacabras colorado, Chotacabras rojizo, Guardacaminos Colorado, Pocoyo Rojizo
Spanish (Argentine): Atajacaminos colorado, Chotacabras colorado
Spanish (Bolivia): Atajacaminos colorado, Chotacabras colorado
Spanish (Colombia): Chotacabras colorado, Gallinaciega colorado, Guardacaminos Colorado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chotacabras rojizo
Spanish (Ecuador): Chotacabras Rufo
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Colorado
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Nightjar
Spanish (Nicaragua): Pocoyo Rojizo
Spanish (Panama): Tapacamino Moreno
Spanish (Peru): Chotacabras Rufo
Spanish (Paraguay): Atajacaminos colorado
Spanish (Venezuela): Aguaitacamino Rufo
Estonian: ruske-öösorr
Finnish: Punakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent roux, Engoulevent roux ou E. de Sainte-Lucie
Guarani: Tres cuatro cuero, Yvyja'u ravyta
Hungarian: rozsdás lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre rossiccio
Japanese: akayotaka
Japanese: アカヨタカ
Scientific: Antrostomus [rufus or otiosus], Antrostomus rufus, Caprimulgus [rufus or otiosus], Caprimulgus rufus, Caprimulgus rufus rufus
Lithuanian: Rusvasis lėlys
Dutch: Rosse Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rustnatteramn
Norwegian: Rustnattravn
Polish: lelek rdzawy, lelkowiec rdzawy
Portuguese: bacurau, curiangú, João-corta-pao, joão-corta-pau, maria-faz-angu, mariangú
Portuguese (Brazil): bacurau, curiangú, João-corta-pau, maria-faz-angu, mariangú
Portuguese (Portugal): João-corta-pau
Russian: Рыжий козодой
Slovak: lelek hrdzavý
Serbian: Riđi američki leganj
Swedish: Rödbrun nattskärra
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга рудий
Chinese: 棕夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 棕夜鷹
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