Freckled Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
17	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
23	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
26	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Freckled Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Freckled Nightjar sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Freckled Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Freckled Nightjar in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.