Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements 3rd edition (v.1) eBird version 2022 (v.1) eBird version 2023 (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.1) Morony, Bock and Farrand (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original) (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024) (v.1)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Belarusian: Горны ляляк
Bulgarian: Абисински козодой
Catalan: Enganyapastors d'Etiòpia
Czech: Lelek etiopský
Welsh: Troellwr Abysinia
Danish: Etiopisk Natravn
German: Höhennachtschwalbe
Greek: Βoυvoγιδoβύζι
English: Abyssinian Nightjar, Abyssinian or Ruwenzori Nightjar, Montane Nightjar
Esperanto: Abisena kaprimulgo
Spanish: Chotacabras Abisinio, Chotacabras montano
Estonian: mägi-öösorr
Finnish: Abessiniankehrääjä
French: Engoulevent d’Abyssinie, Engoulevent d'Abyssinie, Engoulevent d'Abyssinie ou E. du Ruwenzori, Engoulevent d'Abyssinie ou E. du Rwenzori
Frisian: Etiopyske deislieper
Irish: Tuirne Aibisíneach
Galician: Noiteboa abisinia
Croatian: planinski leganj
Hungarian: szürkefejű lappantyú
Italian: Succiacapre d'Abissinia, Succiacapre dell'Abissinia
Japanese (romaji): abishiniayotaka
Japanese: アビシニアヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus [poliocephalus or ruwenzorii], Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Lithuanian: Abisininis lėlys
Latvian: Abesīnijas vakarlēpis
Dutch: Ethiopische Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian: Fjellnattravn
Polish: lelek górski
Portuguese: Noitibo montes, noitibó-montes, Noitibó-montês
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-da-montanha
Romanian: Caprimulg de Abisinia
Russian: Абиссинский козодой
Slovak: Lelek horský
Slovenian: Abesinska podhujka
Serbian: Abisinski leganj
Swedish: Bergnattskärra, Etiopisk nattskärra
Swahili: Kirukanjia-mlima
Turkish: Dağ Çobanaldatanı
Ukrainian: Дрімлюга гірський
Chinese: 灰头夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭山夜鷹