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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Caprimulgidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Caprimulgidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, INBio, IABIN, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Curacao Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mauritania Species List, Moldova Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Wright Et Al 2014, and United States Species List

Alternative Names

Antrostomus Bonaparte 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caprimulginae
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chordeilinae
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eurostopodidae
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eurostopodinae
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Gactornis Robbins Han & Braun 2010
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lyncornis Gould 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Macrodipterus Swainson 1836
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nyctipolus Ridgway 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Otophanes Brewster 1888
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Scortornis Swainson 1837
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Semiophorus Agassiz 1846
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Setopagis Ridgway 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Systellura Ridgway 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

nightjars and relatives preferred

Arabic

سبد preferred
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Armenian

Իսկական այծկիթներ preferred
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Basque

zata preferred
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Belarusian

Леляковыя preferred
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леляковыя

Breton

Adren preferred
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Bulgarian

козодоеви preferred
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Burmese

မြေဝပ်ငှက် preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Caprimúlgid preferred
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Chinese

夜鹰科 preferred
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Croatian

Legnji preferred
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Czech

lelkovití preferred
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Danish

Natravne preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

nachtzwaluwen preferred
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Esperanto

Kaprimulgedoj preferred
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Finnish

Kehrääjät preferred
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Galician

Avenoiteiras preferred
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Georgian

უფეხურასებრნი preferred
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German

Nachtschwalben preferred
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Hebrew

תחמסיים preferred
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Hindi

छप्पा preferred
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Hungarian

lappantyúfélék preferred
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Ido

Kaprimulgo preferred
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Irish

tuirne lín preferred
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Japanese

ヨタカ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabardian Circassian

БжэнщӀэф лъэпкъыр preferred
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Kazakh

Тентекқұс тұқымдастар preferred
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Korean

쏙독새과 preferred
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Latvian

Lēļu dzimta preferred
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Lithuanian

Lėliniai preferred
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Malayalam

രാച്ചുക്കുകൾ preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Naakʼidoolwoshii preferred
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North Frisian

Naachtswaalken preferred
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Norwegian

natteramnfamilien preferred
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nattravnfamilien preferred
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Persian

شبگردان preferred
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Polish

Lelkowate preferred
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Russian

Настоящие козодои preferred
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Rusyn

Козодоёвы preferred
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Scots

Fern houlet preferred
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Serbian

Легњеви preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

Podhujke preferred
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Swahili

Kirukanjia preferred
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Swedish

Nattskärror preferred
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Tamil

பக்கி preferred
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Turkish

Çobanaldatangiller preferred
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Ukrainian

Дрімлюгові preferred
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Welsh

Troellwyr preferred
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Arz

سبد preferred
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Yue

夜鷹科 preferred
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Zh Cn

夜鹰科 preferred
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Zh Tw

夜鷹科 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Caprimulgidae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae (this page)