Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusChordeiles (Typical Nighthawks)
- SpeciesChordeiles nacunda (Ñacundá Nighthawk)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ñacundá Nighthawk in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Ñacundá Nighthawk sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ñacundá Nighthawk in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ñacundá Nighthawk in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.