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Caprimulgus fossii

Caprimulgus fossii

Gabon nightjar(+5)·Hartlaub, 1857

GBIF:155307801

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Terrestrial

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(4)

Tanzania
Mozambique
Kenya
South Africa

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 4 languages.

engGabon nightjarengdeuWelwitschnachtschwalbedeufraengoulevent du Mozambiquefranldgabonnachtzwaluwnldengsquare-tailedeng+1 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 4 languages.

engGabon nightjar
eng
Source: Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
deuWelwitschnachtschwalbe
deu
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
fraengoulevent du Mozambique
fra
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
nldgabonnachtzwaluw
nld
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
engsquare-tailed
eng
Source: Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
engsquare-tailed nightjar
eng
Source: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.8).

CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)

NCBI:txid723177

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References(1)

  • 1

    Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155307801
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2496905
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212731
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026