The Itombwe nightjar is a bird described from a single specimen in the Congo Basin nearly 70 years ago and not seen by science for at least the past decade. It’s in the top 10 of the global Search for ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Nightjar. Take a walk on a heath on a warm summer ...

Humans use calendars, while animals track the seasons in myriad ways — but the red-necked nightjar answers only to the moon. Every month, as the moon waxes and wanes, this nocturnal bird adjusts its ...

One bird known as the great eared nightjar looks quite similar to fictional dragons. These cute birds have ear tuffs that resemble horns and pointy little noses. Their plumage is mottled brown, grey, ...

Most animals respond to the changing seasons. Some follow temperature, others track rainfall or the lengthening and shortening of days. The red-necked nightjar appears to be paying attention to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image of Nightjar Bird is taken at Gujarat in India.© NileshShah/Shutterstock.com The post A Nightjar’s Whole Life Runs on a ...