Timor Nightjar | Animalz

Timor NightjarThis nightjar occurs on Timor and Wetar and was described as a new species in 2024. Its distinction from similar nightjars was assessed using calls, genetic data, and morphology.What does it look like?Compared with similar nightjars, it is darker, less grey, and longer-tailed. White on the outer tail feathers is restricted to their tips, and the extent of pale patches differs between the sexes.How does it live?This nightjar occurs on Timor and Wetar and was described as a new species in 2024. Its distinction from similar nightjars was assessed using calls, genetic data, and morphology.It has been recorded in tropical forest from tall evergreen to highly deciduous dry forest, mostly below 1,000 m, with one record at 1,500 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.