Dusky Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano 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	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
2	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
5	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Nightjar in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Dusky Nightjar sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dusky Nightjar in Irazú Volcano National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Nightjar in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.