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Mees's nightjar

Mees's nightjar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Caprimulgus
Species:
C. meesi
Binomial name
Caprimulgus meesi

Mees's nightjar (Caprimulgus meesi) is a member of the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae) described as new to science in 2004.

It is a representative of the large-tailed nightjar complex found on Flores and Sumba, Indonesia. Previously unrecognised as a separate taxon due to its lack of morphological distinctness, Sangster and Rozendaal (2004) described this new species on the basis of its vocalisations, which differ significantly from those of the large-tailed nightjar races resident on other islands in the Lesser Sundas.

The species is named after Gerlof Mees, former curator of the Natural History Museum, Leiden.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus meesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732941A95052248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732941A95052248.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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