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Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon, TC 1845
Jerdon's nightjar is a medium-sized nightjar species native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the long-tailed nightjar, it is best recognized by its distinctive call which sounds like a wooden plank being beaten periodically with each note ending in a quaver. The common name commemorates Thomas C. Jerdon who described the species. Source: Wikipedia
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Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus atripennis
Classification
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:
Caprimulgidae
Genus:
Caprimulgus
Scientific:
Caprimulgus atripennis
Original description
Citation:
Jerdon, TC 1845
Reference:
Ill. Indian Orn.
Protonym:
Caprimulgus atripennis
Type locality:
Eastern Ghats to west of Nellore.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FAFED39CB94C6667
Avibase ID:
avibase-FAFED39C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FAFED39C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555579
Geographic range:
- Caprimulgus atripennis atripennis: southern peninsular India (Western and Eastern Ghats)
- Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis: Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
Jerdon's Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors de Jerdon
Czech:
lelek malovaný
Danish:
Ghatnatravn
German:
Maharadschanachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Marajá
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Marajá
Finnish:
intianpyrstökehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent de Jerdon
Croatian:
sivorepi leganj
Hungarian:
maharadzsa lappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre di Jerdon
Japanese (romaji):
indoobiroyotaka
Japanese:
インドオビロヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Džerdono lėlys
Dutch:
Indische Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Yamanatteramn
Norwegian:
Yamanattravn
Polish:
lelek ozdobny
Portuguese:
Noitibó-marajá
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-marajá
Russian:
Чернокрылый козодой
Slovak:
lelek tmavokrídly
Serbian:
Džerdonov leganj
Swedish:
jerdonnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Дрімлюга бенгальський
Chinese:
印度长尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
則東氏夜鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent de Jerdon ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent de Jerdon ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Indian Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Indian Long-tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Caprimulgus macrurus atripennis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Caprimulgus macrurus atripennis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Jerdon's Nightjar ( Caprimulgus atripennis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus atripennis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Caprimulgus atripennis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Caprimulgus [macrurus, atripennis, andamanicus, manillensis or celebensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Enganyapastors de Jerdon, Enganyapastors maharaja
Czech: Lelek cernoocasý, lelek malovaný
Welsh: Troellwr cynffonhir India
Danish: Ghatnatravn
German: Horsfield-Nachtschwalbe, Maharadschanachtschwalbe, Maharadscha-Nachtschwalbe
English: Ceylon Nightjar, Indian lonf-tailed nightjar, Indian Long-tailed Nightjar, Jerdon's Nightjar
English, HBW: Jerdon's Nightjar
English (IOC): Jerdon's Nightjar
English (United States): Jerdon's Nightjar
Esperanto: Sudbarata kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabra de Cola Larga Hindú, Chotacabras Marajá
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Marajá
Spanish (HBW): Jerdon's Nightjar
Estonian: draviidi öösorr
Finnish: Intianpyrstökehrääjä
French: Engoulevent de Jerdon
Galician: Noiteboa maraxá
Croatian: sivorepi leganj
Hungarian: maharadzsa lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre di Franklin, Succiacapre di Jerdon, Succiacapre indiano codalunga
Japanese (romaji): indoobiroyotaka, obiroyotaka
Japanese: インドオビロヨタカ, オビロヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus atripennis, Caprimulgus atripennis atripennis, Caprimulgus macrurus atripennis
Lithuanian: Džerdono lėlys
Latvian: Džerdona vakarlēpis
Malayalam: രാചൗങ്ങൻ
Dutch: Indische Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Yamanatteramn
Norwegian: Yamanattravn
Polish: lelek ozdobny
Portuguese: Noitibó-marajá
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-marajá
Russian: Чернокрылый козодой, Шри-Ланкийский козодой
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Jerdon Bimbassa
Slovak: lelek tmavokrídly
Serbian: Džerdonov leganj
Swedish: Jerdonnattskärra
Tamil: Neendavaal Pakki
Turkish: Jerdon çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга бенгальський
Chinese: 印度长尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 則東氏夜鷹
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