| Mees's nightjar | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. meesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Caprimulgus meesi Sangster & Rozendaal, 2004 | |
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
- 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.
- Sangster, G. and F. Rozendaal (2004) Territorial songs and species-level taxonomy of nightjars of the Caprimulgus macrurus complex, with the description of a new species. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) Vol. 350 pp. 7–45 PDF
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Caprimulgus meesi | |
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