Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Here the details of the Rufous-bellied Nighthawk named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Lurocalis rufiventris Orn.Perou 1 p.209
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Lurocalis
Taxonomy Code: rubnig1
Type Locality: Tambillo, Peru.
Author: Taczanowski
Publish Year: 1884
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
LUROCALIS
(Caprimulgidae; † Short-tailed Nighthawk L. semitorquatus) Gr. ουρα oura tail (cf. λυρα lura lyre); κολος kolos stunted, docked; "23. Genus Lurocalis, nobis, nov. gen. Bill depressed, broad at base and suddenly compressed to the point, which is hooked and acute; nostrils basal, aperture slightly elevated, bristles rudimental or none, mandibles somewhat dilated at base, gape ample. Wings long, pointed, reaching to the end of the tail or beyond; first and second (usually the second) primaries longest. Tail short, truncate. Tarsi short, feathered in front to the toes, naked behind. General form of head and body broad and robust. Wings and tail without white, throat with a white angular uninterrupted semicollar. Obs. — Of this new genus I have seen two species, both South American: 1. Lurocalis Nattererii, (Temm.,) Pl. col. 107. 2. Lurocalis semitorquatus, (Gm.,) Podager Gouldii, Gray Gen., pl. 18." (Cassin 1851); "Lurocalis Cassin, 1851, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 5, p. 189. Type, by subsequent designation (Hartlaub, 1852, Archiv für Naturgesch., 18 (2), p. 19), C. semitorquatus Gm., i.e. Caprimulgus semitorquatus Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Urocolus.
rufiventer / rufiventra / rufiventre / rufiventris
Mod. L. rufiventris red-bellied < L. rufus ruddy, rufous; venter, ventris belly.
● ex “Pepoazá vientre roxizo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 205, and “Pepoaza à ventre rougeâtre” of Vieillot 1819 (Neoxolmis).
● ex “Grignet” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 126 (syn. Parisoma subcaeruleum).
● ex “Traquet à Cul Roux” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 188, fig. 2 (syn. Saxicoloides fulicatus).
● ex “Gobe-mouche de l’île de Bourbon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 572, fig. 3, and “Rufous-vented Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Velvet-headed Flycatcher” of Latham 1823 (Terpsiphone).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)