Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
27 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest, subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland, subtropical and tropical dry grassland and shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) [XC757445]
by id from Sumba - forest patch km 51, Indonesia (song)

Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) [XC292500]
by George Sangster from Kisol, Flores, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
Caprimulgus macrurus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) and Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) following Sangster and Rozendaal (2004).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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