New Caledonian nightjar
The New Caledonian nightjar is a poorly known species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Description
It has silvery-grey plumage with dark blotches and streaks and a blackish crown and dark grey brownunderparts with a small white throat patch.
Conservation
It is considered possibly extinct, as it is known only from the holotype which was collected in 1939.The specimen was of a bird taken in coastal savanna. The possibility of decline in population was probably caused by predation by introduced cats and rats, alongside habitat destruction.