Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusLurocalis (Short-tailed Nighthawks)
- SpeciesLurocalis semitorquatus (Short-tailed Nighthawk)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Nighthawk sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Nighthawk in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.