Plain Nightjar

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
18 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Nightjar sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Pennant-winged Nightjar
LC

Pennant-winged Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus vexillarius

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Nightjar
LC

Long-tailed Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus climacurus

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

<5% · Rare
Swamp Nightjar
LC

Swamp Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus natalensis

<5% · Rare
Standard-winged Nightjar
LC

Standard-winged Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus longipennis

<5% · Rare
Fiery-necked Nightjar
LC

Fiery-necked Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Nightjar sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plain Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Plain Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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