The Itombwe nightjar is a bird described from a single specimen in the Congo Basin nearly 70 years ago and not seen by science for at least the past decade. It’s in the top 10 of the global Search for ...

An unfit Sykes’s nightjar bird was rescued from Mumbai and released back into the wild after it became fit — news that has surprised many among the birding and wildlife communities in Mumbai. In 2019, ...

We would argue that they’re quite pretty, but there’s no denying that nightjars are at least a bit odd-looking. Though often compared to kestrels in terms of shape, their tiny beaks and wide mouths ...