Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusNyctidromus (Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar)
- SpeciesNyctidromus albicollis (Common Pauraque)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Band-tailed Nighthawk
Nyctiprogne leucopyga
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Pauraque in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 166 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.