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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Data Deficient |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
The species may be restricted to transitional (between lowland and montane) forest, from which the type was collected at 1,280 m (Prigogine 1974, Louette 1990); however, at this altitude it may equally be found in either lowland or montane forest (Prigogine 1974, Louette 1990). Considering the unconfirmed records of this species' calls and observations of suspected individuals of this species, it may range from 350-1,860m and prefer forest with a broken canopy (N. Cleere in litt. 2016, Dowsett-Lemaire 2009).
Range:
Caprimulgus prigoginei remains known from a single female collected in August 1955 at Malenge, in the Itombwe Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Dowsett-Lemaire 2009), and this specimen is now held at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA 78975). A sound recording of two nightjars, in Itombwe at c.1,700 m in 1996, possibly refers to this species (T. Butynski in litt. 1999). Identical tape-recordings were obtained in northern Congo in 1996 (Dowsett-Lemaire and Dowsett 1998a) and south-east Cameroon in 1997 (Dowsett-Lemaire and Dowsett 2000), suggesting that the species may be more widespread. Additional records of nightjars that probably refer to this species (Butchart 2007) have come from Gabon in 1985 (Brosset and Erard 1986, F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2006), the Democratic Republic of Congo (Dowsett-Lemaire and Dowsett 1998a, F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2006), the Republic of Congo (Dowsett-Lemaire 2009) and Cameroon (Dowsett-Lemaire and Dowsett 1998b) in the 1990s. More surveys in order to confirm its range are urgently needed.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
Itombwe Forest is part of the Natural Reserve of Itwombe, which is also designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA). This area has been natioally protected since 2006 (Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership 2024). Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct further surveys in northern Congo, Gabon and south-east Cameroon and mistnet the species to confirm whether records refer to C. prigoginei or a new species (F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2000). Conduct surveys using tape playback in forest habitat in the region, including, in addition to the countries mentioned above, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, to clarify its range (F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2000, H. Rainey in litt. 2024). Conduct surveys in suitable habitat in the Itombwe Mountains to attempt to determine its population size and further understand its ecology and the current threats it faces. The elaboration of a field guide of bird species for the Democratic Republic of Congo may be useful in this context (H. Rainey in litt. 2024). Facilitate conservation action in collaboration with traditional authorities to limit further habitat degradation (Omari et al. 1999). Dedicated capacity building over the entire region is crucial in order to implement these proposed actions (H. Rainey in litt. 2024).
Itombwe Forest is part of the Natural Reserve of Itwombe, which is also designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA). This area has been natioally protected since 2006 (Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership 2024). Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct further surveys in northern Congo, Gabon and south-east Cameroon and mistnet the species to confirm whether records refer to C. prigoginei or a new species (F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2000). Conduct surveys using tape playback in forest habitat in the region, including, in addition to the countries mentioned above, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, to clarify its range (F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2000, H. Rainey in litt. 2024). Conduct surveys in suitable habitat in the Itombwe Mountains to attempt to determine its population size and further understand its ecology and the current threats it faces. The elaboration of a field guide of bird species for the Democratic Republic of Congo may be useful in this context (H. Rainey in litt. 2024). Facilitate conservation action in collaboration with traditional authorities to limit further habitat degradation (Omari et al. 1999). Dedicated capacity building over the entire region is crucial in order to implement these proposed actions (H. Rainey in litt. 2024).