Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chagres National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
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 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
23 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
29 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
30 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
37 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
38 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
43 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
45 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
47 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
48 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
49 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
50 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
51 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
52 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
55 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
56 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
57 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
60 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
61 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
62 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
63 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
64 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
65 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
66 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
68 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
69 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
70 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
71 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
72 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
73 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
74 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
75 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
77 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
78 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
79 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
80 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
81 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nighthawk in Chagres National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Nighthawk sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Nighthawk in Chagres National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Common Nighthawk in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.

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