Least Nighthawk

Least Nighthawk

Chordeiles pusillus

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

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Rufous Nightjar
LC

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

0–10% · With luck
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

<5% · Rare
Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Band-winged Nightjar
LC

Band-winged Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Systellura longirostris

Insufficient data
Pygmy Nightjar
LC Endemic

Pygmy Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
2 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Nighthawk in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Least Nighthawk sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Least Nighthawk in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Least Nighthawk in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.

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