Rufous-cheeked 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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
2	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Rufous-cheeked Nightjar sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-cheeked Nightjar in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.