White-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus candicans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusEleothreptus (Sickle-winged and White-winged Nightjars)
- SpeciesEleothreptus candicans (White-winged Nightjar)
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Nightjar in Emas National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a White-winged Nightjar sighting in Emas National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-winged Nightjar in Emas National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Nightjar in Emas National Park in our monthly data.