Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius) - BirdLife species factsheet

Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

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

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,930,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.48 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon and perhaps even rare (del Hoyo et al. 1999). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Non-breeding visitor
Chad	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Mauritania	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	vagrant		yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mali	Ag Oua - Ag Arbech
Niger	Diffa-Kinzindi grassland and wetlands
Niger	Dilia de Lagané
Niger	Termit Mountains
Senegal	Ferlo North
Senegal	Ferlo South
Senegal	River Sénégal (Ntiagar to Richard-Toll)
Sudan	En Nahud
Sudan	Lake Kundi

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	major	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/golden-nightjar-caprimulgus-eximius on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.