Egyptian Nightjar

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q615437
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Egyptian Nightjar

Summary

Egyptian Nightjar is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egyptian Nightjar's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Egyptian Nightjar's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Egyptian Nightjar belongs to the parent taxon Caprimulgus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Egyptian Nightjar is Caprimulgus aegyptius[7].
  • Egyptian Nightjar's Commons category is recorded as Caprimulgus aegyptius[8].
  • Egyptian Nightjar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caprimulgus aegyptius[9].
  • Egyptian Nightjar's Commons gallery is recorded as Caprimulgus aegyptius[10].
  • Egyptian Nightjar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. aegyptius'}[11].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'troellwr yr Aifft'}[12].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Nightjar'}[13].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pharaonenziegenmelker'}[14].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras egipcio'}[15].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "enganyapastors d'Egipte"}[16].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lelek světlý'}[17].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kõrbe-öösorr'}[18].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Ørkennattravn'}[19].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Буланый козодой'}[20].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'エジプトヨタカ'}[21].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ørkennatravn'}[22].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'aavikkokehrääjä'}[23].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'sivatagi lappantyú'}[24].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'lelek egipski'}[25].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'lelek žltkavý'}[26].
  • Egyptian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ökennattskärra'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Egyptian Nightjar is Caprimulgus aegyptius[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Caprimulgus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'troellwr yr Aifft'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pharaonenziegenmelker'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras egipcio'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "enganyapastors d'Egipte"}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lelek světlý'}[17].

Identifiers

Egyptian Nightjar's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 19417[28]. Egyptian Nightjar's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 723173[29]. Egyptian Nightjar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496885[30]. Egyptian Nightjar's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555572[31].

Why It Matters

Egyptian Nightjar ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+17'}
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Parent taxon Caprimulgus
    Taxon range map image Caprimulgus aegyptius distr.png
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