Palau Nightjar

About the Palau Nightjar

The Palau nightjar is a species of nightjar endemic to Palau. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey nightjar.

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Where the Palau Nightjar lives

When to see the Palau Nightjar

Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Bates's NightjarCaprimulgus batesiBates's nightjar is a large, dark nightjar. Golden NightjarCaprimulgus eximiusThe golden nightjar is a distinctively coloured, smallish nightjar which measures 23–25 cm in length. Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusThe Nubian nightjar is 20–22 cm (7.9–8.7 in) long.