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Eastern whip-poor-will

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25658709
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Eastern whip-poor-will

Summary

Eastern whip-poor-will is a taxon[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern whip-poor-will's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will belongs to the parent taxon Caprimulgus[5].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will's scientific name is Caprimulgus vociferus[6].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will's short name is recorded as C. vociferus[7].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will is commonly known as Eastern whip-poor-will[8].
  • Eastern whip-poor-will's protonym of is recorded as Eastern Whip-poor-will[9].

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Classification

Eastern whip-poor-will's scientific name is Caprimulgus vociferus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Caprimulgus[5]. It is commonly known as it[8].

Identifiers

Eastern whip-poor-will's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496870[10]. Eastern whip-poor-will's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177961[11].

Why It Matters

Eastern whip-poor-will is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Eastern whip-poor-will
    Birdlife taxon id → 22689804
    Imported from → —
    Open tree of life id → 1039515
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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