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Taxonomic note
Caprimulgus macrurus and C. andamanicus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as C. macrurus following Sangster & Rozendaal (2004), and before then were also lumped with C. meesi as C. macrurus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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.
Sangster, G.; Rozendaal, F. G. 2004. Systematics on Asian birds, 41. Territorial songs and species-level taxonomy of nightjars of the Caprimulgus macrurus complex, with description of a new species. Zoologische Verhandelingen 350: 7-45.

Population justification: The population size has not been quantified, but it has been described as common in most of its range (Sangster and Rozendaal 2004). 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.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mees's Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/meess-nightjar-caprimulgus-meesi 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.