Long-tailed Nightjar

Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
32 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Nightjar sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Standard-winged Nightjar
LC

Standard-winged Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus longipennis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Long-tailed Nightjar are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Nightjar in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Nightjar sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Nightjar in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Nightjar in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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