Common Nighthawk

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains 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	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
8	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
12	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
23	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
29	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
30	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
35	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
37	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
38	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
45	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
46	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
47	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
48	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
49	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
50	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
51	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
53	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
55	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
56	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
62	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
63	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
64	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
66	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
68	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
70	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
71	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
72	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
73	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
74	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
75	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
77	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
78	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
79	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
80	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
81	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nighthawk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Nighthawk sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Nighthawk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Nighthawk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.