Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park
106 Verified records at Etosha National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-cheeked Nightjar sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 106 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Fiery-necked Nightjar
LC

Fiery-necked Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-cheeked Nightjar sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 106 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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