Itombwe Nightjar

This bird is known only from the Itombwe Mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The voice of this presumably forest nightjar is unknown, as it was described to science 35 years after the lone specimen was collected (1955). However, unraveling the identity of a mysterious nightjar vocalization across Central Africa may be the key to solving this puzzle.

Known with certainty from only a single specimen, which was collected in the Itombwe Mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (August 1955; RMCA 78975).

Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium.