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Caprimulgidae
วงศ์นกตบยุง
woŋ nók tòp-yuŋ

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夜鹰科
yè-yīng kē

夜鷹科
yè-yīng kē

ヨタカ科
yo-taka ka

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General

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In most modern ornithological sources the general name for the nightjars is นกตบยุง nók tòp-yuŋ 'mosquito-slapper (bird)', and this name is also used in the family name.

In a few ornithological sources the nightjars are instead called นกกะบ้า nók kà-bâa which appears to mean 'crazy-bird'.

Another nightjar name is นกตาฟาง nók taa-faaŋ, literally 'dim-eyed bird'. The idiomatic expression ตาฟาง taa-faaŋ means 'to have blurred vision; day or night blindness, poor eyesight, etc.' and refers here to the nightjar habit of hunting primarily at or near dawn and dusk.

Species names

› ABOUT THIS TABLE‹
EUROSTOPODINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
THAI
OTHER S. E. ASIAN
EAST ASIAN
Lyncornis
Latin
English
Thai
Other Th
Malaysian
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Lyncornis macrotis
Eurostopodus macrotis
Great eared nightjar นกตบยุงยักษ์
nók tòp-yuŋ yák
'giant mosquito-slapper (bird)'
  Burung Taptibau Besar
'large earednightjar (bird)' (26)
Burung Telinga Besar
'large-eared nightjar (bird)' (24)
Burung Tukang Besar
'large nightjar (bird)' (25)
Burung Taktarau Besar
'large earednightjar (bird)'
Eurostopodus macrotis:
Chim Cú muỗi mào
'crested mosquito owl (bird)' (12, 34)
Eurostopodus macrotis:
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 ~ 大耳蚊母鳥 ~ 大耳怪鴟)
ō mimi yo-taka
'large ear night-hawk'
Lyncornis temminckii
Eurostopodus temminckii
link to photo
Malaysian eared nightjar นกตบยุงพันธุ์มลายู
nók tòp-yuŋ pʰan ma-laa-yuu
'Malayan species mosquito-slapper (bird)'
  Burung Taptibau
'earednightjar (bird)' (26)
Burung Tukang Tabtibau
'earednightjar nightjar (bird)' (24, 25)
Burung Taktarau Melayu
'Malayan earednightjar (bird)'
  马来毛腿夜鹰
(馬來毛腿夜鷹)
mǎlái máo-tuǐ yè-yīng
'Malay hair-legged night-hawk'
ミミヨタカ
(耳夜鷹 ~ 耳蚊母鳥 ~ 耳怪鴟)
mimi yo-taka
'ear night-hawk'
 
CAPRIMULGINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
THAI
OTHER S. E. ASIAN
EAST ASIAN
Caprimulgus
Latin
English
Thai
Other Th
Malaysian
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Caprimulgus indicus
link to photo
Grey nightjar
Jungle nightjar
Indian jungle nightjar
Caprimulgicus jotaka:
นกตบยุงภูเขา
nók tòp-yuŋ pʰuu-kʰăw
'mountain mosquito-slapper (bird)'
นกกะบ้าดง
nók kà-bâa doŋ
'jungle crazy-bird'
Burung Tukang Kelabu
'grey nightjar bird' (24, 25, 26)
or
Burung Tukang Hutan
'forest nightjar bird' (alt in 24)
Burung Cabak Kelabu
'grey nightjar (bird)'
Chim Cú muỗi Ấn Độ
'Indian mosquito owl (bird)' (12, 13, 34)
普通夜鹰
(普通夜鷹)
pǔtōng yè-yīng
'common night hawk'
Taiwan:
(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'
ヨタカ
(夜鷹 ~ 蚊母鳥 ~ 怪鴟)
yo-taka
'night-hawk'
Caprimulgus macrurus
link to photo
Large-tailed nightjar
Long-tailed nightjar
นกตบยุงหางยาว
nók tòp-yuŋ hăaŋ-yaaw
'long-tailed mosquito-slapper (bird)'
นกกะบ้าหางยาว
nók kà-bâa hăaŋ-yaaw
'long-tailed crazy-bird'
Burung Tukang
'nightjar bird' (26)
or
Burung Malas
'reluctant-bird' (alt in 26)
Burung Tukang Kubur
'grave nightjar bird' (24, 25)
Burung Cabak Maling
'thief nightjar (bird)'
Chim Cú muỗi đuôi dài
'long-tailed mosquito owl (bird)' (12, 34)
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 ~ 尾広蚊母鳥 ~ 尾広怪鴟)
o-biro yo-taka
'broad-tailed night-hawk'
Caprimulgus asiaticus
link to photo
Indian nightjar นกตบยุงเล็ก
nók tòp-yuŋ lék
'small mosquito-slapper (bird)'
นกกะบ้า
nók kà-bâa
'crazy-bird'
นกตาฟาง
nók taa-faaŋ
'dim-eyed bird'
    Chim Cú muỗi Á châu
'Asian mosquito owl (bird)' (12)
印度夜鹰
(印度夜鷹)
yìndù yè-yīng
'Indian night hawk'
インドヨタカ
(インド夜鷹 ~ インド蚊母鳥 ~ インド怪鴟)
indo yo-taka
'Indian night-hawk'
Caprimulgus affinis
link to photo
Savanna nightjar
Allied nightjar
นกตบยุงป่าโคก
nók tòp-yuŋ pàa-kʰôok
'hill-forest mosquito-slapper (bird)'
นกกะบ้าสร้อยคอ
nók kà-bâa sôaay-kʰoaa
'necklaced crazy-bird'
Burung Tukang Savana
'savanna nightjar bird' (savana from English) (24, 26)
Burung Tukang Padi
'paddy nightjar bird' (25)
Burung Cabak Kota
'town nightjar (bird)'
Caprimulgus monticola (12):
Chim Cú muỗi lưng xám
'grey-backed mosquito owl (bird)' (12, 34)
林夜鹰
(林夜鷹)
lín yè-yīng
'forest night hawk'
Taiwan:
(台湾夜鹰)
台灣夜鷹
táiwān yè-yīng
'Taiwanese night hawk'
シロアゴヨタカ
(白顎夜鷹 ~ 白顎蚊母鳥 ~ 白顎怪鴟)
shiro-ago yo-taka
'white-chinned night-hawk'
›Taxonomy‹

The word ヨタカ yo-taka can traditionally be written in several ways in Japanese. 1. The straightforward use of characters to represent the components of the word, i.e. 夜鷹 ( yo 'night' + taka 'hawk'); 2. Borrowing of the characters for the equivalent Chinese name as a single unit, i.e., 蚊母鳥 'mosquito mother bird'; and 3. A different set of Chinese characters that presumably also referred to the nightjars in Chinese, 怪鴟 , literally 'strange hawk' (original meaning) or 'strange owl' (more recent meaning).

ยักษ์ yák (from Pāli yakṣa) is a mythological giant or ogre frequently depicted in temple art and architecture. English has borrowed the same name from Sanskrit and other Indic languages as 'yaksha'.

The idiomatic expression ตาฟาง taa-faaŋ means 'to have blurred vision; day or night blindness, poor eyesight, etc.' and refers here to the nightjar habit of hunting primarily at or near dawn and dusk.

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005

中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
(List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009