Data Zone
Taxonomic note
Veles binotatus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Caprimulgus.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | high |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 2,340,000 km2 | medium |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
| Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | - |
| Generation length | 3.93 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to rare throughout its range (del Hoyo et al. 1999). This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 8.6% within its mapped range over the past three generations (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). It is therefore tentatively suspected that this rate of cover loss may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame, with a best estimate of reduction being 5-9%.
Trend justification: .
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | extant | native | yes | |||
| Central African Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
| Congo | extant | native | yes | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | yes | |||
| Gabon | extant | native | yes | |||
| Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
| Liberia | extant | native | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | Boumba - Bek |
| Cameroon | Campo Ma'an complex |
| Cameroon | Lobéké National Park |
| Cameroon | Mont Nlonako |
| Cameroon | Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge |
| Cameroon | Nki |
| Central African Republic | Dzanga-Ndoki National Park |
| Congo | Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Lomako - Yekokora |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Salonga National Park |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mopri Forest Reserve |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves |
| Gabon | Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve |
| Ghana | Ankasa Resource Reserve - Nini-Sushien National Park |
| Liberia | Nimba mountains |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | resident |
| Altitude | 0 - 1200 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown Nightjar Veles binotatus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-nightjar-veles-binotatus on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.