Caprimulgidae
夜鹰科
yè-yīng kē

General

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.

The Chinese name for the nightjars is 夜鹰 yè-yīng 'night-hawk', which is possibly from Japanese, borrowed as the written form 夜鹰 and read in the Chinese way. A traditional name for the caprimulgids is 蚊母鸟 wén-mǔ-niǎo 'mosquito mother bird'.

Species names

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EUROSTOPODINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE EAST SOUTH NORTH Eurostopodus                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Eurostopodus macrotis Great eared nightjar 毛腿夜鹰 (毛腿夜鷹) máo-tuǐ yè-yīng 'hair-legged night hawk' (1, 2, 4, 5) 毛腿耳夜鹰 (毛腿耳夜鷹) máo-tuǐ ěr-yè-yīng 'hair-legged eared night hawk' (3)     オオミミヨタカ (大耳夜鷹) ō mimi yo-taka 'large ear night-hawk'   Chim Cú muỗi mào 'crested mosquito owl (bird)'

CAPRIMULGINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE EAST SOUTH NORTH Caprimulgus                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Caprimulgus indicus Grey nightjar Jungle nightjar Indian jungle nightjar 普通夜鹰 (普通夜鷹) pǔtōng yè-yīng 'common night hawk' (普通夜鹰) 普通夜鷹 pǔtōng yè-yīng 'common night hawk' or (日本夜鹰) 日本夜鷹 rìběn yè-yīng 'Japanese night hawk' 夜鹰 (夜鷹) yè-yīng 'night-hawk' 蚊母鸟 (蚊母鳥) wén-mǔ-niǎo 'mosquito mother bird' (dict) (FS) 夜游鸽 (夜遊鴿) yè yóu gē 'night roaming pigeon' 鬼鸟 (鬼鳥) guǐ-niǎo 'demon bird' (northern) (FS) 贴树皮 (貼樹皮) tiē shù-pí 'stick-to tree bark' (FS) 夜燕 (夜燕) yè-yàn 'night-swallow' (FS) ヨタカ (夜鷹, 蚊母鳥, 怪鴟) yo-taka 'night hawk' (written 1. night hawk, 2. mosquito mother bird, or 3. strange hawk/owl. Latter two from Chinese). 쏙독새 ssokdok-sae 'ssokdok bird' Taxonomy Chim Cú muỗi Ấn Độ 'Indian mosquito owl (bird)' Лагс эргүүбор lags ergüü-bor 'sturdy stupid-dun' Former official: Лагс эргүү бор lags ergüü bor 'sturdy stupid dun' Caprimulgus europaeus European nightjar Eurasian nightjar 欧亚夜鹰 (歐亞夜鷹) ōu-yà yè-yīng 'Eurasian night-hawk' (2, 3, 4) 欧夜鹰 (歐夜鷹) ōu yè-yīng 'European night-hawk' (1, 5)   欧洲夜鹰 (歐洲夜鷹) ōuzhōu yè-yīng 'European night-hawk' 贴树皮 (貼樹皮) tiē shù-pí 'stick-to tree bark' (FS) ヨーロッパヨタカ (ヨーロッパ夜鷹) yōroppa yo-taka 'European night-hawk'     Өрнийн эргүүбор örniŋ ergüü-bor 'western stupid-dun' Former official: Эргүү бор ergüü bor 'stupid dun' Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian nightjar 埃及夜鹰 (埃及夜鷹) āijí yè-yīng 'Egyptian night-hawk'     エジプトヨタカ (エジプト夜鷹) ejiputo yo-taka 'Egyptian night-hawk'       Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie's nightjar Central Asian nightjar 中亚夜鹰 (中亞夜鷹) zhōng-yà yè-yīng 'Central Asian night-hawk'     ヴォーリーヨタカ (ヴォーリー夜鷹) vōrii yo-taka 'Vaurie's night-hawk'       Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed nightjar Long-tailed nightjar 长尾夜鹰 (長尾夜鷹) cháng-wěi yè-yīng 'long-tailed night hawk'     オビロヨタカ (尾広夜鷹) o-biro yo-taka 'broad-tailed night-hawk'   Chim Cú muỗi đuôi dài 'long-tailed mosquito owl (bird)'   Caprimulgus affinis Savanna nightjar Allied nightjar 林夜鹰 (林夜鷹) lín yè-yīng 'forest night hawk' (台湾夜鹰) 台灣夜鷹 táiwān yè-yīng 'Taiwanese night hawk' 夜鹰 (夜鷹) yè-yīng 'night-hawk' (FS) 蚊母 (蚊母) wén-mǔ 'mosquito mother' (FS) シロアゴヨタカ (白顎夜鷹) shiro-ago yo-taka 'white-chinned night-hawk' Note   Chim Cú muỗi lưng xám 'grey-backed mosquito owl (bird)' Note Chim Cú muỗi Savan 'Savannah mosquito owl (bird)' (13)

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