Genus

Typical Nighthawks

Chordeiles

6 species in our catalog · found in 117 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Chordeiles minor

30–40% · Possible

Chordeiles acutipennis

Chordeiles pusillus

Chordeiles rupestris

Chordeiles nacunda

Chordeiles gundlachii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

5–10

Apr

5–10

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

10–20

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Nighthawks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Common Nighthawk			30–40%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Lesser Nighthawk			10–20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Lesser Nighthawk			10–20%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Lesser Nighthawk			10–20%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
5	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Least Nighthawk			10–20%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
7	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	10–20%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			5–10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
13	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	5–10%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
15	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	5–10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			5–10%
17	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	5–10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			5–10%
20	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
22	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			5–10%
23	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	5–10%
	Least Nighthawk			5–10%
24	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			5–10%
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	5–10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
27	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	5–10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
28	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
29	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
30	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
31	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Least Nighthawk			Insufficient data
32	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
34	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
35	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
37	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
38	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
39	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
40	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
41	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
42	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
43	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
44	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
45	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
46	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
48	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			Insufficient data
49	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
50	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
51	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
52	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
53	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
54	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
55	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
56	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
57	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
58	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
59	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
60	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
61	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
62	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
63	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
64	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
65	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
66	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
67	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
68	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
69	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
70	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Least Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
71	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Least Nighthawk			<5%
72	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
73	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
74	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
75	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
76	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
77	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
78	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
79	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
80	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
81	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
82	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
83	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
84	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
85	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
86	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
87	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
88	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
89	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
90	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
91	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
92	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
93	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
94	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
95	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
96	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
97	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
98	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
99	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
100	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
101	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
102	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
103	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
104	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
105	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
106	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
107	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			Insufficient data
108	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
109	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
110	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
111	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
112	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
113	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
114	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
115	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			Insufficient data
116	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data
117	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			Insufficient data

Typical Nighthawks

Species in this group

Common Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk

Least Nighthawk

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Ñacundá Nighthawk

Antillean Nighthawk

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Nighthawks

Parks Ranked