Freckled Nightjar

Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
6 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Freckled Nightjar sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
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 at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
8 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
19 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
22 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
25 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
27 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
30 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
33 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Freckled Nightjar in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Freckled Nightjar sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Freckled Nightjar in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Freckled Nightjar in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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