Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
Steven G. Mlodinow, Peter Pyle, and Michael J. Guzy
Version: 2.0 — Published August 23, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Антилски сумрачен козодой |
| Catalan | enganyapastors de les Antilles |
| Croatian | antilski leganj |
| Czech | lelek antilský |
| Dutch | Antilliaanse nachtzwaluw |
| English | Antillean Nighthawk |
| English (United States) | Antillean Nighthawk |
| Estonian | antilli videvikusorr |
| Finnish | antillienhaukkakehrääjä |
| French | Engoulevent piramidig |
| French (Canada) | Engoulevent piramidig |
| German | Antillennachtschwalbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Petonvwa |
| Japanese | カリブヨタカ |
| Latvian | Antiļu lēlis |
| Norwegian | antillnatthauk |
| Polish | lelczyk antylski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-das-antilhas |
| Russian | Антильский сумеречник |
| Serbian | Antilski leganj |
| Slovak | súmračník antilský |
| Spanish | Añapero Querequeté |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Añapero Caribeño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Querequeté |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Querebebé |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chotacabras Caribeño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Querequequé Antillano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Añapero querequeté |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Caribeño |
| Swedish | karibisk falknattskärra |
| Turkish | Antil Gecedoğanı |
| Ukrainian | Анаперо антильський |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account and curated the media. Peter Pyle revised the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Chordeiles gundlachii Lawrence, 1856
PROTONYM:
Chordeiles gundlachii
Lawrence, 1856. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6, p.165.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cuba.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CHORDEILES
- gundlachi / gundlachii
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Antillean Nighthawk
Map last updated 14 February 2025.
