Large-tailed Nightjar
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Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
248 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) is a species of nightjar known for its distinctive long, broad tail and cryptic plumage that allows it to blend into its surroundings. Found along the southern Himalayan foothills, eastern South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Large-tailed Nightjar sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Indian Nightjar
LC

Indian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus asiaticus

<5% · Rare
Gray Nightjar
LC

Gray Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus jotaka

<5% · Rare
Savanna Nightjar
LC Endemic

Savanna Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caprimulgus affinis

Insufficient data
Great Eared-Nightjar
LC

Great Eared-Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lyncornis macrotis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
60–70%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
5 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
16 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
20 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
22 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
23 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
24 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
25 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
26 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large-tailed Nightjar in Khao Yai National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Large-tailed Nightjar sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large-tailed Nightjar in Khao Yai National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Large-tailed Nightjar in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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