Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusEurostopodus (Australasian Nightjars)
- SpeciesEurostopodus argus (Spotted Nightjar)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Nightjar sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Nightjar in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Nightjar sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Nightjar in Ningaloo Marine Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Nightjar in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.