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Caprimulgus europaeus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 555569

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): European Nightjar [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderCaprimulgiformes   
                            FamilyCaprimulgidae  – Nightjars  
                               GenusCaprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758 – Nightjars  
                                  SpeciesCaprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 – European Nightjar  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus dementievi Stegmann, 1949  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus meridionalis Hartert, 1896  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus plumipes Przewalski, 1876  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi Hartert, 1912  
                                     SubspeciesCaprimulgus europaeus unwini Hume, 1871  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus europaeus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 8.2), website (version 8.2), website (version 8.2)  
  Acquired: 2018   
  Notes: Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2018. IOC World Bird List (v 8.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 26 Jun, 2018]   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus europaeus, European Nightjar [English]   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2018.02.01, website (version 01-Feb-18)  
  Acquired: 2018   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus europaeus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Caprimulgus europaeus, European Nightjar [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Eurasian Nightjar would be a more accurate name for Caprimulgus europaeus, but tradition rules for the moment  
 

 

    


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