Rufous Nightjar

Rufous Nightjar

Antrostomus rufus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Darién National Park

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

10–20% · With luck
Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Nighthawk
LC

Lesser Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles acutipennis

<5% · Rare
Caprimulgus cayennensis

Caprimulgus cayennensis

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Hydropsalis cayennensis

Insufficient data
Chocó Poorwill
LC

Chocó Poorwill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctiphrynus rosenbergi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
15 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
17 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
18 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
19 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
20 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Nightjar in Darién National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Rufous Nightjar sighting in Darién National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous Nightjar in Darién National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Nightjar in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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