Mexican Whip-poor-will

Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

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	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
3	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
5	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
6	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
7	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Whip-poor-will in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Mexican Whip-poor-will sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Whip-poor-will in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Whip-poor-will in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.