Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Carrie A. Straight and Robert J. Cooper
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 2, 2012
Text last updated July 2, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors de Carolina |
| Czech | lelek karolinský |
| Dutch | Chuck Will's Widow |
| English | Chuck-will's-widow |
| English (United States) | Chuck-will's-widow |
| French | Engoulevent de Caroline |
| French (France) | Engoulevent de Caroline |
| German | Carolinanachtschwalbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Petonvwa Karolin |
| Japanese | チャックウィルヨタカ |
| Norwegian | karolinanattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec karoliński |
| Russian | Каролинский козодой |
| Serbian | Karolinski leganj |
| Slovak | lelek vido |
| Spanish | Chotacabras de la Carolina |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Chotacabras de Paso |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guabairo americano |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Don Juán |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chotacabras Chugüigüió |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tapacaminos de Carolina |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tapacamino de Paso |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Guabairo de la Carolina |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras de la Carolina |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Americano |
| Swedish | karolinanattskärra |
| Turkish | Karolina Çobanaldatanı |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга каролінський |
Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.1028.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Virginia and Carolina = South Carolina, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTROSTOMUS
- carolinense / carolinensis / caroliniana / carolinianus / carolinus
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‡: 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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Chuck-will's-widow
