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Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus



Family: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Authority: Salvadori, 1879

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to be in decline as a result of loss and degradation of its forest habitat, particularly at the lower limit of its elevational range. However, remote sensing data suggest that rates of forest loss in the species' range are low and the area of suitable habitat remains large. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. 



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 650,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Oceanian
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/salvadoris-nightjar-caprimulgus-pulchellus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.