The Nechisar nightjar (Caprimulgus solala ) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
The species was first discovered in 1990 when researchers discovered a decomposing specimen in the Nechisar National Park. 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".
Its natural habitat is subtropical. It is probably endemic to Nechisar NP.
On an expedition led by Ian Sinclair in 2009 and involving birdwatcher V. Head, G. Nicholls and D. Weir, the species may have been rediscovered but no clear photographs or other proof remains.
