Mees's nightjar
Mees's nightjar is a member of the nightjar family described as new to science in 2004.
It is a representative of the large-tailed nightjar complex found on Flores and Sumba, Indonesia. Previously unrecognised as a separate taxon due to its lack of morphological distinctness, Sangster and Rozendaal described this new species on the basis of its vocalisations, which differ significantly from those of the large-tailed nightjar races resident on other islands in the Lesser Sundas.
The species is named after Gerlof Mees, former curator of the Natural History Museum, Leiden.
