Blackish Nightjar

Blackish Nightjar

Nyctipolus nigrescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
28 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Nightjar sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Ladder-tailed Nightjar
LC

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Insufficient data
Sand-colored Nighthawk
LC

Sand-colored Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chordeiles rupestris

5–10% · With luck
Ocellated Poorwill
LC

Ocellated Poorwill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

<5% · Rare
Silky-tailed Nightjar
LC

Silky-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Antrostomus sericocaudatus

<5% · Rare
Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

<5% · Rare
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Nightjar

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
3 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blackish Nightjar in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Nightjar sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blackish Nightjar in Cordillera Azul National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Blackish Nightjar in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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