Yucatán Nightjar
Antrostomus badius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusAntrostomus (Typical American Nightjars)
- SpeciesAntrostomus badius (Yucatán Nightjar)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Nightjar in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Nightjar sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Nightjar in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Nightjar in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.