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.
Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) [XC177116]
by Stijn Cooleman from Pantar Island, near Bagang, Indonesia (song)
Mees's Nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) [XC31355]
by Filip Verbelen from Kisol, Flores, Indonesia (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).