Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusNyctidromus (Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar)
- SpeciesNyctidromus albicollis (Common Pauraque)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Uropsalis lyra
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Uropsalis segmentata
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Lurocalis rufiventris
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Pauraque in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Chingaza National Natural Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.