Band-tailed Nighthawk
Band-tailed NighthawkBand-tailed Nighthawk

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Nyctiprogne leucopyga

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Anavilhanas National Park
81 Verified records at Anavilhanas National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The band-tailed nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is widely spread throughout northern and central South America. Five subspecies are recognised. They are nocturnal birds that feed on flying insects. As with almost all nightjars, they lay their eggs directly on the ground and rely their camouflaged plumage to avoid predation. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Nighthawk sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park

Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

10–20% · With luck
Blackish Nightjar
LC

Blackish Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nyctipolus nigrescens

5–10% · With luck
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
LC

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hydropsalis climacocerca

5–10% · With luck
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

5–10% · With luck
Sand-colored Nighthawk
LC

Sand-colored Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chordeiles rupestris

<5% · Rare
Rufous Nightjar

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

Insufficient data
Ñacundá Nighthawk
LC

Ñacundá Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles nacunda

Insufficient data
Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Nighthawk sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Band-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.

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