New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles savesi

Critically Endangered

The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar is a mysterious, possibly extinct nocturnal bird known from New Caledonia. It was historically associated with humid forest and Melaleuca savanna, and only a few records exist, making its voice and ecology poorly known. If it survives, the population is extremely small, which is why it is treated as Critically Endangered.

Family

Aegothelidae

Group

Owlet-nightjars

Range

New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar Range — Grande Terre in New Caledonia, where any surviving birds are expected in humid forest and savanna woodland

Population

≈ 1-49

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