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New Caledonian Nightjar

species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family
Taxon taxon Q15879807
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New Caledonian Nightjar

Summary

New Caledonian Nightjar is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Caledonian Nightjar's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar belongs to the parent taxon Eurostopodus[6].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is endemic to New Caledonia[7].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar's scientific name is Eurostopodus exul[8].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar's original combination is recorded as Eurostopodus mystacalis exul[9].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. exul'}[10].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Caledonian Nightjar'}[11].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neukaledonien-Nachtschwalbe'}[12].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras de Nueva Caledonia'}[13].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'enganyapastors de Nova Caledònia'}[14].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rogatnik popielaty'}[15].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'nočnár novokaledónsky'}[16].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'nyakaledoniennattskärra'}[17].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Nieuw-Caledonische Nachtzwaluw'}[18].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Engoulevent de Nouvelle-Calédonie'}[19].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kanaknattravn'}[20].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hopeakehrääjä'}[21].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Engoulevent calédonien'}[22].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'novokaledonski leganj'}[23].
  • New Caledonian Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'noitibó-da-nova-caledónia'}[24].

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Classification

New Caledonian Nightjar's scientific name is Eurostopodus exul[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eurostopodus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neukaledonien-Nachtschwalbe'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras de Nueva Caledonia'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'enganyapastors de Nova Caledònia'}[14], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rogatnik popielaty'}[15], and {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'nočnár novokaledónsky'}[16].

Distribution

New Caledonian Nightjar is endemic to New Caledonia[7].

Identifiers

New Caledonian Nightjar's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 367505[25]. New Caledonian Nightjar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8015150[26]. New Caledonian Nightjar's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1077333[27].

Why It Matters

New Caledonian Nightjar ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

New Caledonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon → Eurostopodus
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
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