Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Amboró 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	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
2	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
5	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
6	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
7	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
9	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
10	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
11	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scissor-tailed Nightjar in Amboró National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Scissor-tailed Nightjar sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scissor-tailed Nightjar in Amboró National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Scissor-tailed Nightjar in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.