Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusAntrostomus (Typical American Nightjars)
- SpeciesAntrostomus rufus (Rufous Nightjar)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 17 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Nightjar in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Rufous Nightjar sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Nightjar in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Nightjar in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.