[citation needed] Although according to the last sighter of the bird, Jonathan Ekstrom[2] it was observed to be hawking in the trees, the two features suggesting it likely still partakes in both the same behaviours to an extent.

The most recent report is from a 1998 expedition which saw a large nightjar foraging for insects at dusk in Rivière Ni Valley.

That report has been taken to suggest that the species may still survive in small numbers, but that total population is likely smaller than 50 individuals and declining.

[4] Another specimen was rediscovered in the early 21st Century in an Italian Museum dating back to 1915 According to Jonathan Ekstrom, on the island of Maré a confirmed sighting was reported in 1939 after one was shot (Macmillan 1938/39[5]).

Also Olson, Balouet and Fisher (1987[4]) mention the abundance of fossils, suggesting the bird was widespread throughout the Archipelago, specifically on the islands Grand Terre and Maré.

[7][8] In 1996 Daniel Letocart heard unusual calls comparable to that of an Australian Owlet-Nightjar (A.cristatus) in the forested headwaters of the Tchamba river on the east coast.

[10] Subsequent searches between 2002 and 2007 with more than 500 working days in the field and no credible reports from more than 120 interviews with locals have proved unsuccessful.