Freckled Nightjar

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

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 South Luangwa National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Freckled Nightjar sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Freckled Nightjar in South Luangwa National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Freckled Nightjar in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.