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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.

Cleere, N. 2010. Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird and Owlet-Nightjars of the World. WILDGuides, Old Basing.

eBird. 2023. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. Ithaca, New York. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Available at: http://www.ebird.org.

Global Forest Watch. 2023. Interactive Forest Change Mapping Tool. Available at: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/.

Hansen, M.C., Potapov, P.V., Moore, R., Hancher, M., Turubanova, S.A., Tyukavina, A., Thau, D., Stehman, S.V., Goetz, S.J., Loveland, T.R., Kommareddy, A., Egorov, A., Chini, L., Justice, C.O. and Townshend, J.R.G. 2013. High-resolution global maps of 21st-century forest cover change. Science 342: 850-853.

Holyoak, D. T. 2001. Nightjars and their allies: the Caprimulgiformes. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 07 December 2023).

Pratt, H. D., Engbring, J., Bruner, P. L., Berrett, D. G. 1980. Notes on the taxonomy, natural history, and status of the resident birds of Palau. Condor 82: 117-131.

Pratt, H.D., Bruner, P.L. and Berrett, D.G. 1987. A field guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Pratt, H.D., Etpison, M.T. 2008. Birds and bats of Palau. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Palau Nightjar Caprimulgus phalaena. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/palau-nightjar-caprimulgus-phalaena on 02/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 02/01/2025.