nightjar's song is "is a rather harsh, buzzy call of one syllable" that starts with a click and rises in pitch. Its apparent disturbance call is "low-pitched, brief calls, paraphrased as quat…quat…quat…". Status The IUCN has assessed the Hispaniolan nightjar as being of Least Concern. Though its population is unknown, it is believed to be stable, and no immediate threats have been identified. However, "destruction of habitat undoubtably would affect this species, and introduced predators also are a potential threat." References Hispaniolan nightjar Endemic birds of Hispaniola Endemic birds of the Caribbean Birds of Hispaniola Birds of the Dominican Republic Birds of Haiti Hispaniolan nightjar Hispaniolan nightjar Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN