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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus ridgwayi
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Tawny-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus salvini
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.