Madagascar Nightjar

Madagascar Nightjar

Caprimulgus madagascariensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Collared Nightjar
NT

Collared Nightjar

Bird

Gactornis enarratus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Nightjar in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Madagascar Nightjar sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Nightjar in Ankarafantsika National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Nightjar in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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