Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
5	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
8	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
9	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
10	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Ladder-tailed Nightjar sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 591 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.