Ocellated Poorwill

Ocellated Poorwill

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Manu National Park
173 Verified records at Manu National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ocellated Poorwill sighting in Manu National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ocellated Poorwill in Manu National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Ocellated Poorwill sighting in Manu National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ocellated Poorwill in Manu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Ocellated Poorwill in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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