New Caledonian Nightjar

New Caledonian NightjarThe New Caledonian Nightjar is treated as a separate species by IUCN and ITIS, but it is known from only one specimen collected in 1939. IUCN assesses it as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). This entry is limited to records of Eurostopodus exul.What does it look like?The specimen description gives silvery-grey plumage with dark blotches and streaks, a blackish crown, and a small white throat patch.How does it live?The New Caledonian Nightjar is treated as a separate species by IUCN and ITIS, but it is known from only one specimen collected in 1939. IUCN assesses it as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). This entry is limited to records of Eurostopodus exul.No direct observations of its behavior or breeding are known, so details of its life remain undocumented. The only known record is a specimen collected in coastal savanna in 1939.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.