Nechisar nightjar

The Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is now thought to be a hybrid. It is endemic to Ethiopia.^[1]

Nechisar nightjar
Topside of the type specimen
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Caprimulgiformes
Family:	Caprimulgidae
Genus:	Caprimulgus
Species:	C. solala
Binomial name
Caprimulgus solala Safford, Ash, Duckworth, Telfer & Zewdie, 1995

The species was first discovered in 1990 when researchers discovered a decomposing specimen in the Nechisar National Park.^[2][3] After bringing back a single wing from the specimen to the Natural History Museum in London, it was determined to be a previously unknown species. Its specific name, solala, means "only a wing".^[3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical. It is probably endemic to Nechisar National Park.^{[citation needed]}

In 2025, researchers taking DNA samples from the Nechisar specimen and other African nightjars concluded that the individual was likely a hybrid of a female Standard-winged Nightjar and a male Freckled Nightjar. This hybrid combination would be a first confirmed case of hybridization of Old World nightjars.^[4][5]