Fiery-necked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fiery-necked Nightjar in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Fiery-necked Nightjar sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fiery-necked Nightjar in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Fiery-necked Nightjar in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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