Family: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Authority: Ramsay, 1881

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i); D1

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species is poorly known, it is thought to have a very small, declining population, within which no subpopulation is likely to exceed 1,000 mature individuals. It is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 800-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 146,000 km²

Country endemic: no