Mees’s Nightjar Caprimulgus meesi DATA DEFICIENT Found in scrubland with scattered small trees or at the edges of open forest. It is encountered inside dense forests or at the edges of dense forests. The species is characterized as common along forest edge and in wooded cultivation. C. meesi occurs sympatrically with C. affinis on Flores […]
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Kimberley Pipit discovered in 2002
Kimberley Pipit Anthus pseudosimilis DATA DEFICIENT A recent study of the evolutionary relationships between pipits suggested the existence of a previously undescribed species. Molecular evolutionary relationships in the avian genus Anthus. DNA evidence indicated that a freshly-collected specimen from Kimberley, South Africa, which was originally identified as a Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis, is more closely […]
Fallas’ Petrel discovered in 2001
Fallas’ Petrel Pterodroma occulta DATA DEFICIENT A new species of petrel has been described, based on specimens collected at sea. The Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma occulta, is closely related to the White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis but is smaller, with a longer tail and different primary colours. It is presumed to breed in the Banks Islands or […]