Sombre Nightjar

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
11 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sombre Nightjar sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Fiery-necked Nightjar
LC

Fiery-necked Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
LC

Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus donaldsoni

<5% · Rare
European Nightjar
LC

European Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus europaeus

<5% · Rare
Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare
Plain Nightjar
LC

Plain Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus inornatus

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare

📅 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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sombre Nightjar in Tsavo East National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Sombre Nightjar sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sombre Nightjar in Tsavo East National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Nightjar in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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