Caprimulgidae / Họ Cú muỗi

夜鹰科 Yè-yīng kē * 夜鷹科 Yè-yīng kē * ヨタカ科 Yo-taka ka

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The Vietnamese word for 'nightjar' is Cú muỗi, literally 'mosquito owl'. It is interesting that this is similar to the traditional Chinese name, 蚊母鸟 wén-mǔ-niǎo, meaning 'mosquito mother bird'.

Species names

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EUROSTOPODINAE
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EAST ASIAN
S. E. ASIAN
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Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
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Eurostopodus              
Eurostopodus macrotis Great eared nightjar
Engoulevent oreillard
Cú muỗi mào
'crested mosquito owl'
  毛腿夜鹰
máo-tuǐ yè-yīng
'hair-legged night hawk' (1, 2, 4, 5)
毛腿耳夜鹰
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'
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CAPRIMULGINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
VIETNAMESE
EAST ASIAN
S. E. ASIAN
Latin
English/French
Vietnamese
Other V
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Japanese
Thai
Caprimulgus              
Caprimulgus indicus
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Grey nightjar
Jungle nightjar
Indian jungle nightjar
Engoulevent jotaka
Cú muỗi Ấn Độ
'Indian mosquito owl'
  普通夜鹰
pǔtōng yè-yīng
'common night hawk'
普通夜鷹
pǔtōng yè-yīng
'common night hawk'
or
日本夜鷹
Rìběn yè-yīng
'Japanese night hawk'
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. The last two are from Chinese).
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Caprimulgus macrurus
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Large-tailed nightjar
Long-tailed nightjar
Engoulevent de Horsfield
Cú muỗi đuôi dài
'long-tailed mosquito owl'
  长尾夜鹰
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'
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Caprimulgus asiaticus
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Indian nightjar
Engoulevent indien
Cú muỗi Á châu
'Asian mosquito owl'
  印度夜鹰
Yìndù yè-yīng
'Indian night hawk'
  インドヨタカ
(インド夜鷹)
Indo yo-taka
'Indian night hawk'
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Caprimulgus affinis
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Savanna nightjar
Allied nightjar
Engoulevent affin
Cú muỗi lưng xám
'grey-backed mosquito owl'
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Cú muỗi Savan
'Savannah mosquito owl' (13)
  林夜鹰
lín yè-yīng
'forest night hawk'
台灣夜鷹
Táiwān yè-yīng
'Taiwanese night hawk'
シロアゴヨタカ
(白顎夜鷹)
shiro-ago yo-taka
'white-chinned night hawk'
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