Brown nightjar

The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species in the genus Veles. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.

Brown nightjar
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Veles Bangs, 1918
Species:	V. binotatus
Binomial name
Veles binotatus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
Caprimulgus binotatus

The brown nightjar is 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) in overall length and has upperparts that are dark brown with dense tawny mottling.^[2] Very little is known about the behaviour. Its call, a metallic "kliou" note given at one second intervals, was first described in 1998.^[3] Its relationship to other species of nightjar is uncertain as it has not been included in a molecular phylogenetic study.^[4]