Biology:Nechisar nightjar
| Nechisar nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Caprimulgus |
| Species: | C. solala
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| Caprimulgus solala Safford, Ash, Duckworth, Telfer & Zewdie, 1995
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The Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is now thought to be a hybrid. It is endemic to Ethiopia.[1]
The species was first discovered in 1990 when researchers discovered a decomposing specimen in the Nechisar National Park.[2][3] After bringing back a single wing from the specimen to the Natural History Museum in London, it was determined to be a previously unknown species. Its specific name, solala, means "only a wing".[3]
Its natural habitat is subtropical. It is probably endemic to Nechisar National Park.[citation needed]
In 2025, researchers taking DNA samples from the Nechisar specimen and other African nightjars concluded that the individual was likely a hybrid of a female Standard-winged Nightjar and a male Freckled Nightjar. This hybrid combination would be a first confirmed case of hybridization of Old World nightjars.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Caprimulgus solala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724428A94866609.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22724428/94866609. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Caprimulgus solala". BirdLife International 2008. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/150445/0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LeMoult, Craig (19 July 2009). "A Single Wing Starts Quest For Mystery Bird". Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR). https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106749870.
- ↑ Izaguirre, Frank. "Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved?". ABA. https://www.aba.org/has-the-nechisar-nightjar-mystery-been-solved.
- ↑ Shannon; van Grouw; Collinson. "Genetic and morphological analysis shows the Nechisar Nightjar is a hybrid". bioRxiv 10.1101/2025.04.08.647728.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1270592 entry
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