Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusChordeiles (Typical Nighthawks)
- SpeciesChordeiles nacunda (Ñacundá Nighthawk)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ñacundá Nighthawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Ñacundá Nighthawk sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ñacundá Nighthawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ñacundá Nighthawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.