Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cuasedós |
| Czech | lelek hedvábný |
| Dutch | Zijdestaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Silky-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Silky-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à queue de soie |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à queue de soie |
| German | Seidennachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | マルオヨタカ |
| Norwegian | silkestjertnattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec jedwabisty |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-rabo-de-seda |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-rabo-de-seda |
| Russian | Шелкохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Svilorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek hodvábny |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Coladeseda |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Oscuro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Atajacaminos oscuro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Cola de Seda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras coladeseda |
| Swedish | silkesstjärtad nattskärra |
| Turkish | İpek Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга парагвайський |
Antrostomus sericocaudatus Cassin, 1849
PROTONYM:
Antrostomus serico-caudatis
Cassin, 1849. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848), p.238.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTROSTOMUS
- sericocaudatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus Scientific name definitions
F. A. Wilkinson Wilkinson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 20, 2011
Conservation and Management
Conservation Status
The Silky-tailed Nightjar is listed as a Species of Least Concern on the IUCN global Red List of Threatened Species.
Effects of Human Activity
This species is rare throughout its range. Both populations are susceptible to habitat loss and with the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon Basin constantly threatened with human development (e.g. dams, trans-continental highways), known populations of the Silky-tailed Nightjar may rapidly decline.
